different between proficiency vs aptness

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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aptness

English

Etymology

apt +? -ness

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?æptn?s/

Noun

aptness (countable and uncountable, plural aptnesses)

  1. suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
  2. disposition of the mind; propensity
  3. speed or readiness in learning; docility
  4. proneness; tendency

Translations

References

  • aptness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • Stepans, pantses, patness

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