Definition of Proficient

1. Adjective. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude. "The effect was achieved by skillful retouching"


2. Adjective. Of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill. "The technical dazzle of her dancing"
Exact synonyms: Technical
Partainyms: Proficiency, Technique
Derivative terms: Technicality, Technique

Definition of Proficient

1. n. One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc.

2. a. Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,

Definition of Proficient

1. Adjective. Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill. ¹

2. Noun. An expert. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Proficient

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proficient

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proficient (current term)
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Literary usage of Proficient

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"Consider now what proficient young readers actually do when faced with word ... THE DECODING STRATEGIES OF proficient READERS The strategies used to ..."

2. The Compleat Angler: Or, The Contemplative Man's Recreation by Izaak Walton, Charles Cotton, John Buchan (1901)
"... THE SECOND THE FIRST DAY CHAPTER I CONFERENCE BETWIXT A COUNTRY GENTLEMAN proficient IN THE ART OF FLY-FISHING AND A TRAVELLER WHO BECOMES HIS PUPIL ..."

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