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adept
- /əˈdɛpt/ UK, US
- /ˈæd.ɛpt/ UK, US
- /ædˈɛpt/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛpt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).
adjective more adept · adepter · most adept · adeptest
- Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient. Adept as she was, in all the arts of cunning and dissimulation, the girl Nancy could not wholly conceal the effect which the knowledge of the step she had taken, wrought upon her mind.
Opposite: inept
noun adepts
- One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient adepts in philosophy
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: proficient, expert, practiced, skilled, skillful, hotshot, genius, maven, good, wiz, sensation, wizard, skilful, whizz, virtuoso, whiz
adjective
Opposite: inept
Translations
Every language
adj well skilled
| Español | experto, hábil, fiebrú, fiebrúa |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 擅長 /擅长 shàncháng, 熟練 /熟练 shúliàn |
| हिन्दी | प्रवीण pravīṇ, कुशल kuśal, निपुण nipuṇ |
| Português | adepto |
| Français | expert |
| Deutsch | geschickt, fähig, geübt, befähigt, erfahren, versiert |
| Русский | зна́ющий znájuščij, све́дущий svéduščij, о́пытный ópytnyj, уме́лый umélyj |
noun one fully skilled or well versed in anything
| Español | experto, experta |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 熟練的人 /熟练的人 shúliàn de ren, 專家 /专家 zhuānjiā |
| हिन्दी | प्रवीण pravīṇ, निपुण nipuṇ |
| Português | adepto |
| Français | expert |
| Deutsch | Meister |
| Русский | знато́к znatók, экспе́рт ekspért, специали́ст specialíst, специали́стка specialístka, ма́стер máster |
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title = {adept},
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