'Proficiency' definitions:
Definition of 'proficiency'
From: WordNet
noun
The quality of having great facility and competence
noun
Skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency" [syn: proficiency, technique]
Definition of 'Proficiency'
From: GCIDE
- 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 music. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proficiency'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ability,
- ableness,
- address,
- adeptness,
- adequacy,
- adroitness,
- advancement,
- airmanship,
- all-knowingness,
- anabasis,
- aptitude,
- artfulness,
- artisanship,
- artistry,
- bravura,
- brilliance,
- caliber,
- capability,
- capableness,
- capacity,
- cleverness,
- command,
- competence,
- competency,
- condition,
- control,
- coordination,
- craft,
- craftsmanship,
- cross-disciplinary knowledge,
- cunning,
- deep knowledge,
- deftness,
- dexterity,
- dexterousness,
- dextrousness,
- diplomacy,
- efficacy,
- efficiency,
- encyclopedic knowledge,
- expertise,
- expertness,
- extensive knowledge,
- facility,
- faculty,
- finesse,
- fitness,
- fittedness,
- flair,
- general knowledge,
- genius,
- grace,
- grip,
- handiness,
- headway,
- horsemanship,
- ingeniousness,
- ingenuity,
- knack,
- know-how,
- march,
- marksmanship,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- maturity,
- omniscience,
- ongoing,
- pansophy,
- polyhistory,
- polymathy,
- practical ability,
- preparedness,
- profound knowledge,
- progress,
- prowess,
- qualification,
- quickness,
- readiness,
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- ripeness,
- savoir faire,
- savoir-faire,
- savvy,
- seamanship,
- seasoning,
- skill,
- skillfulness,
- special knowledge,
- style,
- sufficiency,
- suitability,
- suitableness,
- suitedness,
- susceptibility,
- tact,
- tactfulness,
- talent,
- technical brilliance,
- technical mastery,
- technical skill,
- technique,
- tempering,
- the goods,
- the stuff,
- timing,
- trim,
- virtuosity,
- what it takes,
- wit,
- wizardry,
- workmanship