English Explanatory Dictionary

proficient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
noun
  1. An expert.

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ /pɹoʊˈfɪʃ.ənt/ en-us-proficient.ogg

Word forms

proficient more proficient most proficient proficients

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

skilled fluent practiced expert

Related words

profit profitability profitable profiteer proficiency

Derived words

haploproficient hyperproficient nonproficient overproficient proficience proficiency proficiently proficientness superproficient underproficient unproficient
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