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pro·fi·cient
(prə-fĭsh′ənt)adj.
Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
n.
A person who exhibits such competence; an expert.
[Latin prōficiēns, prōficient-, present participle of prōficere, to make progress; see profit.]
pro·fi′cient·ly adv.
Synonyms: proficient, adept, skilled, skillful, accomplished, expert
These adjectives mean having or showing knowledge, ability, or skill, as in a profession or field of study. Proficient implies an advanced degree of competence acquired through training: is proficient in Greek and Latin.
Adept suggests a natural aptitude improved by practice: became adept at cutting the fabric without using a pattern.
Skilled implies sound, thorough competence and often mastery, as in an art, craft, or trade: a skilled gymnast who won an Olympic medal.
Skillful adds to skilled the idea of natural dexterity in performance or achievement: is skillful in the use of the hand loom.
Accomplished bears with it a sense of refinement after much training and practice: an accomplished violinist who played the sonata flawlessly.
Expert applies to one with consummate skill and command: an expert negotiator who struck a deal between disputing factions.
These adjectives mean having or showing knowledge, ability, or skill, as in a profession or field of study. Proficient implies an advanced degree of competence acquired through training: is proficient in Greek and Latin.
Adept suggests a natural aptitude improved by practice: became adept at cutting the fabric without using a pattern.
Skilled implies sound, thorough competence and often mastery, as in an art, craft, or trade: a skilled gymnast who won an Olympic medal.
Skillful adds to skilled the idea of natural dexterity in performance or achievement: is skillful in the use of the hand loom.
Accomplished bears with it a sense of refinement after much training and practice: an accomplished violinist who played the sonata flawlessly.
Expert applies to one with consummate skill and command: an expert negotiator who struck a deal between disputing factions.
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proficient
(prəˈfɪʃənt)adj
having great facility (in an art, occupation, etc); skilled
n
an archaic word for an expert
[C16: from Latin prōficere to make progress, from pro-1 + facere to make]
proˈficiency, proˈficience n
proˈficiently adv
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pro•fi•cient
(prəˈfɪʃ ənt)adj.
1. fully competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
n. 2. an expert.
[1580–90; < Latin prōficient-, s. of prōficiēns, present participle of prōficere to advance, make progress]
pro•fi′cien•cy (-si) n.
pro•fi′cient•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. |  proficient - 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"skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade" |
| 2. | proficient - of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing" |
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proficient
adjective skilled, trained, experienced, qualified, able, expert, masterly, talented, gifted, capable, efficient, clever, accomplished, versed, competent, tasty (Brit. informal), apt, skilful, adept, conversant Many Egyptians are proficient in foreign languages.
bad, incapable, incompetent, inept, unskilled, unaccomplished
bad, incapable, incompetent, inept, unskilled, unaccomplished
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proficient
adjectiveHaving or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill:
Slang: crackerjack.
A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field:
Informal: whiz.
Slang: crackerjack.
Chiefly British: dab.
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Translations
بارِع، حاذِق، مُتَضَلِّع في
odbornýschopný
kyndig
færfær, snjallsnjall
patyrimas
kompetentslietpratīgs
strokoven
proficient
[prəˈfɪʃənt] ADJ → competente (at, in en) as you become more proficient → según te vas haciendo más competenteshe was already proficient in German → tenía ya un gran dominio del alemán, dominaba ya el alemán
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
proficient
[prəˈfɪʃənt] adj [player, musician] → compétent(e)to be proficient in sth [+ skill, technique, sport, music] → être compétent(e) en qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
proficient
adj → tüchtig, fähig; he is just about proficient in German → seine Deutschkenntnisse reichen gerade aus; how long would it take to become proficient in Japanese? → wie lange würde es dauern, bis man Japanisch beherrscht?
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
proficient
(prəˈfiʃənt) adjective skilled; expert.
proˈficiently adverbproˈficiency noun
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