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- Dictionaryproficient/prəˈfɪʃnt/
adjective
- 1. competent or skilled in doing or using something: "I was proficient at my job"
noun
- 1. a person who is proficient: rare "he became a proficient in Latin and Greek"
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skilled and experienced: a proficient swimmer. She's proficient in two languages. It takes a couple of years of regular driving before you become proficient at it. Synonym. adept. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. good at doing something because of practice. skilful She's a skilful driver. skilled He's a skilled mechanic.
The meaning of PROFICIENT is able to do something to a higher than average standard : skilled. How to use proficient in a sentence. Did you know? Comparing Efficient, Effective, and Proficient Synonym Discussion of Proficient.
Proficient definition: well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled. See examples of PROFICIENT used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. having great facility (in an art, occupation, etc); skilled 2. → an archaic word for an expert.... Click for more definitions.
proficient. adjective. /prəˈfɪʃnt/. /prəˈfɪʃnt/. able to do something well because of training and practice. I'm a reasonably proficient driver. With practice, you should become proficient within six months. proficient in (doing) something She's proficient in several languages.
Use proficient to talk about improvement through practice instead of natural ability; even a person with no inherent skill at language can become proficient in Latin. If you're proficient at tennis, you're good, but it doesn't imply the kind of mastery for which the expert is used.
PROFICIENCY definition: 1. the fact of having the skill and experience for doing something: 2. the fact of having the…. Learn more.
Synonyms for PROFICIENT: skilled, adept, skillful, experienced, expert, practiced, good, educated; Antonyms of PROFICIENT: inexperienced, unskilled, incapable, incompetent, amateur, unable, inexpert, inept.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word proficient, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Proficient definition: Having or marked by an advanced degree of competence, as in an art, vocation, profession, or branch of learning.
