proficient
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proficient
- /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ UK
- /pɹoʊˈfɪʃ.ənt/ US
- /pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʃənt
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more proficient · most proficient
noun proficients
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An expert.
The colonel now addressed me, […] adding, "I hope we shall send you to your regiment up the country quite a proficient, and calculated to reflect credit on your instructors in the Zubberdust Bullumteers."
Similar: expert
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: adept, expert, practiced, skilled, skillful, good, skilful, seasoned, experienced, competent, knowledgeable, competence, capable, able, appropriate, relevant
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adj skilled
| Español | competente, proficiente, perito, facundo, que domina |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 熟練な jukuren na, 上手な jōzu na |
| 中文 | 熟練的 /熟练的 shúliàn, 諳練的 /谙练的 ānliàn, 嫻熟的 /娴熟的 xiánshú, 熟嫻的 /熟娴的 shúxián, 純熟的 /纯熟的 chúnshú |
| हिन्दी | प्रवीण pravīṇ |
| Português | proficiente, competente, perito |
| Français | compétent |
| Deutsch | tüchtig, fähig, kompetent, befähigt, bewandert, erfahren |
| Italiano | competente, esperto, proficuo |
| Русский | уме́лый umélyj, иску́сный iskúsnyj, компете́нтный kompeténtnyj |
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title = {proficient},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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