ADEPT

adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful

(adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; “adept in handicrafts”; “an adept juggler”; “an expert job”; “a good mechanic”; “a practiced marksman”; “a proficient engineer”; “a lesser-known but no less skillful composer”; “the effect was achieved by skillful retouching”

ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz

(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

adept (comparative more adept or adepter, superlative most adept or adeptest)

Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient

Synonyms

• See also skillful

Antonyms

• inept

Noun

adept (plural adepts)

One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient

Synonyms

• See also skilled person

Anagrams

• pated, taped

Source: Wiktionary

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A*dept", n. Etym: [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), adipsci to arrive ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt, and cf. Adapt.]

Definition: One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.

A*dept", a.

Definition: Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient. Beaus adept in everything profound. Cowper.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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