Definitions for proficient
prəˈfɪʃ əntpro·fi·cient

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilfuladjective

   having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

   "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"

2. technical, proficientadjective

   of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill

   "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. proficientnoun

   An expert.

2. proficientadjective

   Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

   He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.

3. Etymology: From proficiens, present participle of proficere, from pro + facere; see fact.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Proficientnoun

   One who has made advances in any study or business.

   Etymology: proficiens, Lat.

   I am so good a proficient in one quarter of an hour, that I can drink with any tinker in his own language. William Shakespeare.

   I am disposed to receive further light in this matter, from those whom it will be no disparagement for much greater proficients than I to learn. Boyle.

   Young deathlings were, by practice, made
   Proficients in their father’s trade. Jonathan Swift, Miscel.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Proficientnoun

   one who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc

2. Proficientadjective

   well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,

3. Etymology: [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr. of proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere to make. See Fact, and cf. Profit, ()]

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1. prefiction

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of proficient in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of proficient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of proficient in a Sentence

1. Larry Millete:

   All my children are taught and practice safety to include gun safety at an early age. It’s a sport and hobby we all enjoy, not all gun owners are evil villains. A firearm is a tool. You have to practice using that tool to become proficient incase you ever need it (sic) utilize it. Firearms are not bad as they are often portrayed to be.

2. Craig Weller:

   Learning to eat healthy is like learning to speak a different language, you learn a little at a time until you’re proficient.

3. Alessio Patalano:

   Whilst this is not a speed comparable to modern ships, when combined with a proficient crew, it would certainly give the ship an edge over four narcos on a home made drug-carrying raft, fast as it could have been.

4. James Ison:

   He engaged the gunman from quite a distance with a handgun -- was very proficient in that, very tactically sound and as he moved to close in on the suspect he was also motioning for people to exit behind him, many more people would have died last night if not for a responsible armed citizen that took action very quickly within the first two minutes of the shooting.

5. Kymona Burk:

   We needed to do this, and we need to do this in increments, because we wanted to make sure that our students began moving more toward the proficient level and being more prepared for fourth grade.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=proficient
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Proficient
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=proficient
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proficient