proficient en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ (General-American)
- /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /pɹoʊˈfɪʃ.ənt/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin proficiens, present participle of proficere (“to go forward, advance, make progress, succeed, be profitable or useful”), from pro (“forth, forward”) + facere (“to make, do”); see fact.
Meanings
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Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.
By constant playing and experimenting with these he learned to tie rude knots, and make sliding nooses; and with these he and the younger apes amused themselves. What Tarzan did they tried to do also, but he alone originated and became proficient.
1912 October, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “Tarzan of the Apes”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as chapter 5, in Tarzan of the Apes, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, June 1914, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most proficient | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more proficient | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
proficiently · nonproficient · underproficient · hyperproficient · haploproficient · unproficient · proficiency · overproficient · proficientness · proficience · superproficient
Synonyms
practiced (good at) · skilled (good at) · fluent (good at)
Translations (71)
ja 上手な (skilled) · tr uzman (skilled) · gv aghtal (skilled) · pt competente (skilled) · no flink (skilled) · es competente (skilled) · sv erfaren (skilled) · nl geoefend (skilled) · bg изкусен (skilled) · tr yeterli (skilled) · cmn 純熟的 /纯熟的 (skilled) · es facundo (skilled) · eo lerta (skilled) · tr ehliyetli (skilled) · de geschickt (skilled) · tr becerikli (skilled) · is snjall (skilled) · bcl tatao (skilled) · it esperto (skilled) · de sachkundig (skilled) · cmn 熟嫻的 /熟娴的 (skilled) · ru уме́лый (skilled) · de geübt (skilled) · es perito (skilled) · ru компете́нтный (skilled) · de bewandert (skilled) · ja 熟練な (skilled) · tr mütehassıs (skilled) · de erfahren (skilled) · it proficuo (skilled) · pt perito (skilled) · ug پۇختا (skilled) · ca perit (skilled) · nl competent (skilled) · de befähigt (skilled) · id mahir (skilled) · tr kabiliyetli (skilled) · uk вмі́лий (skilled) · fi sujuva (skilled) · kk білікті (skilled) · es proficiente (skilled) · tr mahir (skilled) · mi matatau (skilled) · is fær (skilled) · ca capaç (skilled) · uk досві́дчений (skilled) · tr usta (skilled) · ru иску́сный (skilled) · cmn 諳練的 /谙练的 (skilled) · uk компете́нтний (skilled) · ca versat (skilled) · sv sakkunnig (skilled) · de tüchtig (skilled) · pt proficiente (skilled) · bg опитен (skilled) · it competente (skilled) · pl biegły (skilled) · de fähig (skilled) · nl bekwaam (skilled) · es que domina (skilled) · bg умел (skilled) · fi taitava (skilled) · cmn 嫻熟的 /娴熟的 (skilled) · gl competente (skilled) · tl dalubhasa (skilled) · mi kaiaka (skilled) · cmn 熟練的 /熟练的 (skilled) · de kompetent (skilled) · kk жетік (skilled) · fr compétent (skilled) · hi प्रवीण (skilled)