PROFICIENT

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”

technical, proficient

(adjective) of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; “his technical innovation was his brushwork”; “the technical dazzle of her dancing”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

proficient (comparative more proficient, superlative most proficient)

Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

Synonyms

• (good at): skilled, fluent, practiced

Noun

proficient (plural proficients)

An expert.

Synonyms

• (expert): expert; see also skilled person

Source: Wiktionary


Pro*fi"cient, n. Etym: [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr. of proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Profit, (

Definition: One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc.

Pro*fi"cient, a.

Definition: Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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