adeptness
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ɛpt, əˈdɛpt adjective
1.
very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
noun, ad·ept.
2.
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
Origin:
1655–65; < Medieval Latin adeptus one who has attained (the secret of transmuting metals), noun use of L past participle of adipiscī to attain to (ad- ad- + -ep-, combining form of ap- in aptus apt + -tus past participle suffix)
1655–65; < Medieval Latin adeptus one who has attained (the secret of transmuting metals), noun use of L past participle of adipiscī to attain to (ad- ad- + -ep-, combining form of ap- in aptus apt + -tus past participle suffix)
Related forms
a·dept·ly, adverb
a·dept·ness, noun
non·a·dept, adjective
non·a·dept·ly, adverb
non·a·dept·ness, noun
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| adept | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity |
| 2. | skilful; expert |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who is skilled or proficient in something |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscī to attain, from ad- to + apiscī to attain] | |
| a'deptly | |
| —adv | |
| a'deptness | |
| —n | |
| adept | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity |
| 2. | skilful; expert |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who is skilled or proficient in something |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscī to attain, from ad- to + apiscī to attain] | |
| a'deptly | |
| —adv | |
| a'deptness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
adept
1660s (n.), 1690s (adj.), from L. adeptus "having reached, attained," pp. of adipisci "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Noun meaning "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything" is from a M.L. use in alchemy.
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Example sentences
The writing program emphasizes the learning of essential skills: the writing process, editing adeptness, and research competence.
What is particularly worrisome about the microbe is its adeptness at developing drug resistance.
The value he's added for his employers is his adeptness at gaming the system.
Knowledge of finding sources and adeptness in addressing funding issues are also necessary.
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