proficient
Use Proficient in a sentence
ənt adjective
1.
well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
noun
2.
an expert.
Origin:
1580–90; < Latin prōficient- (stem of prōficiēns) present participle of prōficere to advance, make progress, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1. See -ent, efficient
1580–90; < Latin prōficient- (stem of prōficiēns) present participle of prōficere to advance, make progress, equivalent to prō- pro-1 + -ficere, combining form of facere to make, do1. See -ent, efficient
Related forms
pro·fi·cient·ly, adverb
pro·fi·cient·ness, noun
o·ver·pro·fi·cient, adjective
o·ver·pro·fi·cient·ly, adverb
un·der·pro·fi·cient, adjective
Synonyms
1. adept, competent, experienced, accomplished, able, finished.
1. adept, competent, experienced, accomplished, able, finished.
Antonyms
1. unskilled, inept.
1. unskilled, inept.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having great facility (in an art, occupation, etc); skilled |
| —n | |
| 2. | an archaic word for an expert |
| [C16: from Latin prōficere to make progress, from | |
| pro'ficiency | |
| —n | |
| pro'ficiently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
proficient
1580s, from L. proficientem (nom. proficiens), prp. of proficere "to make progress, be useful" (see proficiency).
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Example sentences
He had been proficient at sports, playing baseball and basketball, and he'd been a drummer.
Individual brain training games don't make you smarter-they make you more proficient at the brain training games.
The more the monks fought, the more proficient they became as fighters, and the more their fame grew.
He was proficient with bow and arrow, and entertained the crowd by shooting at a target.
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