different between proficient vs enterprising
proficient
English
Etymology
From Latin proficiens, present participle of proficere (“to go forward, advance, make progress, succeed, be profitable or useful”), from pro (“forth, forward”) + facere (“to make, do”); see fact.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p???f??.?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /p?o??f??.?nt/, /p???f??.?nt/
- Rhymes: -???nt
Adjective
proficient (comparative more proficient, superlative most proficient)
- Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
- He was a proficient writer with an interest in human nature.
- 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5
- By constant playing and experimenting with these he learned to tie rude knots, and make sliding nooses; and with these he and the younger apes amused themselves. What Tarzan did they tried to do also, but he alone originated and became proficient.
Synonyms
- (good at): skilled, fluent, practiced
Translations
Noun
proficient (plural proficients)
- An expert.
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 10, [1]
- Why not subpoena as well the clerical proficients?
- 1924, Herman Melville, Billy Budd, London: Constable & Co., Chapter 10, [1]
Synonyms
- (expert): expert; see also Thesaurus:skilled person
Translations
Related terms
- profit
- profitability
- profitable
- profiteer
- proficiency
Further reading
- proficient in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- proficient in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Verb
pr?ficient
- third-person plural future active indicative of pr?fici?
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enterprising
English
Adjective
enterprising (comparative more enterprising, superlative most enterprising)
- Displaying bravery and daring in attempting some task.
- Very able and ingenious in business dealings.
Translations
Verb
enterprising
- present participle of enterprise
Noun
enterprising (plural enterprisings)
- The undertaking of an enterprise; purposeful activity; doings.
Anagrams
- preinserting
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