proficiency :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

n. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

ability

n. the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

facility, readiness

n. a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

capability, capableness

n. the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"

efficacy, efficaciousness

n. capacity or power to produce a desired effect; "concern about the safety and efficacy of the vaccine"

ease, simplicity, easiness

n. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"

dexterity, sleight, manual dexterity

n. adroitness in using the hands

accomplishment, attainment, acquisition, skill, acquirement

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

capability, capableness, potentiality

n. an aptitude that may be developed

facility, proficiency, technique

n. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity; "practice greatly improves proficiency"

specialty, metier, forte, strength, strong point, long suit

n. an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"

art, artistry, prowess, superior skill

n. the superior ability that is attained by study and practice and observation; "he had mastered the art of a great craftsman"

craft, craftsmanship, workmanship

n. skill in an occupation or trade

expertise, expertness

n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

genius, wizardry

n. exceptional creative ability

hang, bent, knack

n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

control, mastery, command

n. great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity; "a good command of French"

gift, endowment, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

technique

n. a practical method or art applied to some particular task

virtuosity

n. technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

power, ability

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

facility, quickness, adeptness, adroitness, deftness

n. skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"

competence, competency

n. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

skill, science

n. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"

accomplishment, attainment, acquisition, skill, acquirement

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

dexterity, sleight, manual dexterity

n. adroitness in using the hands

lightsomeness, agility, legerity, nimbleness

n. the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble

power, ability

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

capability, capableness, potentiality

n. an aptitude that may be developed

expertise, proficiency

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

capacity, capability

n. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused"

way

n. the condition of things generally; "that's the way it is"; "I felt the same way"

aptitude

n. inherent ability

gift, endowment, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

incompetence, incompetency

n. lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

awkwardness, ineptness, clumsiness, slowness, ineptitude, maladroitness

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

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