PROFICIENCY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The quality of having great facility and competence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("proficiency" is a kind of...):

competence; competency (the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually)

Derivation:

proficient (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude)

Meaning:

Skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

Example:

practice greatly improves proficiency

Synonyms:

proficiency; technique

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("proficiency" is a kind of...):

skillfulness (the state of being cognitively skillful)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "proficiency"):

brushwork (an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a brush)

musketry (the technique of using small arms (especially in battle))

Derivation:

proficient (having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude)