proficiency en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/
- prəˈfiSHənsē
- (US) audio
Etymology
From proficient or its etymon, Latin prōficiēns (present participle of prōficiō), + -ency.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Ability, skill, competence.
a test of proficiency in English
But Pirates! comes with all the usual Aardman strengths intact, particularly the sense that its characters and creators alike are too good-hearted and sweet to nitpick. The ambition is all in the craft rather than in the storytelling, but it’s hard to say no to the proficiency of that craft, or the mild good cheer behind it.
2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits”, in The Onion AV Club:to attain (or to reach) proficiency
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| proficiencies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| proficience | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonproficiency · unproficiency · haploproficiency · superproficiency · proficiency badge · language proficiency
Synonyms
skill · competence · ability · command
Translations (62)
ja 上達 (ability or skill) · es pericia (ability or skill) · de Fertigkeit (ability or skill) · ru мастерство́ (ability or skill) · hi प्रवीणता (ability or skill) · ru сноро́вка (ability or skill) · ru спосо́бность (ability or skill) · tr ustalık (ability or skill) · de Fähigkeit (ability or skill) · de Beschlagenheit (ability or skill) · sq aftësi (ability or skill) · sv kunnighet (ability or skill) · cmn 水平 (ability or skill) · sv begåvning (ability or skill) · nl competentie (ability or skill) · de Sachkunde (ability or skill) · ca competència (ability or skill) · ja 習熟度 (ability or skill) · sv skicklighet (ability or skill) · es habilidad (ability or skill) · ca habilitat (ability or skill) · pt competência (ability or skill) · es aptitud (ability or skill) · fi taitavuus (ability or skill) · de Leistung (ability or skill) · it abilità (ability or skill) · bg опитност (ability or skill) · pt proficiência (ability or skill) · pt capacidade (ability or skill) · es proficiencia (ability or skill) · it conoscenza (ability or skill) · ro competență (ability or skill) · it perizia (ability or skill) · tr yeterlilik (ability or skill) · ru уме́ние (ability or skill) · fr compétence (ability or skill) · it competenza (ability or skill) · he בקיאות (ability or skill) · sv färdighet (ability or skill) · tr ehliyet (ability or skill) · nl vakkundigheid (ability or skill) · de Begabung (ability or skill) · fi pätevyys (ability or skill) · ja 熟練 (ability or skill) · ar إِمْكَان (ability or skill) · es competencia (ability or skill) · gl competencia (ability or skill) · hi कुशलता (ability or skill) · pl biegłość (ability or skill) · ja 習熟 (ability or skill) · ja 熟練度 (ability or skill) · bg умение (ability or skill) · de Sachverständnis (ability or skill) · de Kompetenz (ability or skill) · io kompetenteso (ability or skill) · es suficiencia (ability or skill) · de Befähigung (ability or skill) · ru на́вык (ability or skill) · sv kunskap (ability or skill) · cmn 熟練 /熟练 (ability or skill) · de Tüchtigkeit (ability or skill) · de Können (ability or skill)