proficiency — pro‧fi‧cien‧cy [prəˈfɪʆnsi] 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 — 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
