English Explanatory Dictionary

adept

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
noun
  1. One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient

Pronunciation

/əˈdɛpt/ /ˈæd.ɛpt/ /ædˈɛpt/ en-us-adept.ogg

Word forms

adept more adept adepter most adept adeptest adepts

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept Borrowed from French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).

Antonyms

inept

Related words

apt aptitude

Derived words

nonadept adeptist adeptly adeptness adeptship inadept unadept
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