different between awareness vs proficiency

awareness

English

Etymology

From aware +? -ness.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??w??n?s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??w??n?s/
  • Hyphenation: aware?ness
  • Rhymes: -??(?)n?s

Noun

awareness (usually uncountable, plural awarenesses)

  1. The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
    I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
  2. The state or quality of being aware of something
    The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea

Synonyms

  • (state of consciousness): consciousness, wakefulness
  • (state of being aware of something): knowledge, consciousness

Translations

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proficiency

English

Etymology

From Latin proficientem, from proficere.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pr??fiSH?ns?, IPA(key): /p???f???nsi/

Noun

proficiency (countable and uncountable, plural proficiencies)

  1. Ability, skill, competence.
    a test of proficiency in English
    to attain (or to reach) proficiency

Synonyms

  • ability
  • command
  • competence
  • skill
  • See also Thesaurus:skill

Translations

Further reading

  • proficiency in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • “proficiency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.

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