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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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proneness

English

Etymology

prone +? -ness

Noun

proneness (usually uncountable, plural pronenesses)

  1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending downward.
    Antonym: supineness
  2. The state of lying with the face down.
  3. (dated) Descent; declivity.
  4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension; disposition.

References

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

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