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"

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ability

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

facility

n. a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"

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, easiness, simplicity, simpleness

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, manual dexterity, sleight

n. adroitness in using the hands

skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

capability, capableness, potentiality

n. an aptitude that may be developed

proficiency, technique

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

long suit

n. in a hand, the suit having the most cards

superior skill

n. more than ordinary ability

craft, craftsmanship, workmanship

n. skill in an occupation or trade

expertness, expertise

n. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

genius, wizardry

n. exceptional creative ability

bent, knack, hang

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"

command, control, mastery

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

endowment, gift, 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

ability, power

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

adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness

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"

skill, accomplishment, acquirement, acquisition, attainment

n. an ability that has been acquired by training

dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight

n. adroitness in using the hands

nimbleness, mental dexterity

n. intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind; "nimbleness of wit and imagination"

ability, power

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

proficiency

n. the quality of having great facility and competence

capability, capacity

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

endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

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incompetence

n. inability of a part or organ to function properly

awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude, maladroitness, slowness

n. unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

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