proficiency

proficiency
n
1. expertness, expertise, expertism, mastery, authority, excellence, adeptness, address, finesse, facility; adroitness, deftness, dexterousness, dexterity, skillfulness; knowledgeableness, know-how, savoir-faire, cleverness, ingenuity; capability, capableness, ability, ableness, aptness, competence, competency, efficiency; efficacy, effectiveness.
2. forte, strong point, skill, talent, faculty, knack; specialty, strong suit, bailiwick, trademark, stock in trade, Sl. bag, Sl. thing.

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  • proficiency — pro‧fi‧cien‧cy [prəˈfɪʆnsi] noun [uncountable] a high standard of skill in a particular job or knowledge of a particular subject: • One corporation spends $2,000 a quarter bringing its employees up to technical proficiency. proficiency in •… …   Financial and business terms

  • proficiency — index ability, caliber (mental capacity), capacity (aptitude), competence (ability), efficiency …   Law dictionary

  • proficiency — (n.) 1540s, probably from L. proficientem (nom. proficiens), prp. of proficere accomplish, make progress, be useful, from pro forward (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • proficiency — [n] ability, skillfulness accomplishment, advance, advancement, aptitude, chops, competence, dexterity, efficiency, expertise, expertness, facility, formula, green thumb*, headway*, knack*, know how*, knowledge, learning, makings, mastery, moxie* …   New thesaurus

  • proficiency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, high ▪ Not all students were developing high proficiency in Spanish. ▪ limited ▪ Many of them had only limited proficiency in English. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • proficiency — n. 1) to demonstrate, display proficiency 2) language proficiency 3) proficiency at, in * * * [prə fɪʃ(ə)nsɪ] display proficiency in language proficiency to demonstrate proficiency at …   Combinatory dictionary

  • proficiency — pro|fi|cien|cy [prəˈfıʃənsi] n [U] a good standard of ability and skill proficiency in/with/at ▪ a high level of proficiency in English ▪ Nick s proficiency with computers is well known …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Proficiency — Proficience Pro*fi cience, Proficiency Pro*fi cien*cy, n. The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Proficiency — Das Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (kurz CPE, häufig auch Proficiency) ist die anspruchsvollste der Englisch Prüfungen der Universität Cambridge. Im Gemeinsamen Europäischen Referenzrahmen des Europarats entspricht das CPE der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • proficiency — pro|fi|cien|cy [ prə fıʃənsi ] noun uncount a high degree of ability or skill in something: proficiency in: proficiency in Arabic/reading …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • proficiency — [[t]prəfɪ̱ʃ(ə)nsi[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft N in n If you show proficiency in something, you show ability or skill at it. Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admission requirement. Syn: ability …   English dictionary

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