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proficiency

(prəfɪʃənsi)
uncountable noun
If you show proficiency in something, you show ability or skill at it.
Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admission requirement. [+ in]
Synonyms: skill, ability, know-how [informal], talent More Synonyms of proficiency

Examples of 'proficiency' in a sentence
proficiency

Perhaps they should have to pass their cycling proficiency test before climbing aboard.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In my day they visited for road safety talks and cycling proficiency tests.
The Sun (2015)
Two years of experience that had polished her technical proficiency.
Christianity Today (2000)
This will help you to compete with those who have more technical proficiency but less work experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The trial laws replace pure power with technical proficiency.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The technical proficiency came from a family of builders and engineers.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It is about technical proficiency and power in the contact area.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It would also be useful to detail his proficiency in three languages.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The 11-year-old fell in the road after school just hours after passing her cycle proficiency test.
The Sun (2008)
Added to these qualities has been the extremely high technical proficiency of Italian goalkeepers.
John Foot Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006)
She encouraged us to use our ears, rather than rely on our technical proficiency on a particular instrument.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Yet he was a rebel with a cause, and was able to prove it by showing early proficiency at writing.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Instead, it's about the individual garment and its technical proficiency.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I applaud her technical proficiency.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The budget will increase to 30 million over three years, to be spent on a new cycling proficiency test and improved cycling lanes to schools.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
A revamped cycling proficiency test will be rolled out across the UK.
The Sun (2007)

In other languages
proficiency

British English: proficiency NOUN
If you show proficiency in something, you show ability or skill at it.
Evidence of basic proficiency in the language is part of the admission requirement.
  • American English: proficiency
  • Brazilian Portuguese: competência
  • Chinese: 水平
  • European Spanish: competencia
  • French: compétence
  • German: Fertigkeiten
  • Italian: competenza
  • Japanese: たんのう
  • Korean: 능숙도
  • European Portuguese: competência
  • Latin American Spanish: competencia

(noun) 
Evidence of basic proficiency in English is required.
Synonyms
skill
The cut of a diamond depends on the skill of its craftsman.
ability
Her drama teacher spotted her ability.
know-how (informal)
He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.
talent
Both her children have a talent for music.
facility
They shared a facility for languages.
craft
Lilyanne learned her craft of cooking from her grandmother.
expertise
the lack of management expertise within the company
competence
I regard her as a woman of integrity and high professional competence.
accomplishment
She can now add basketball to her list of accomplishments.
mastery
He demonstrated his mastery of political manoeuvring.
knack
He's got the knack of getting people to listen.
aptitude
He discovered an aptitude for working in accounts.
dexterity
He showed great dexterity on the guitar.
expertness
skilfulness

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ability
Definition
great skill or competence
Her drama teacher spotted her ability.
Synonyms
skill,
talent,
know-how (informal),
gift,
expertise,
faculty,
flair,
competence,
energy,
accomplishment,
knack,
aptitude,
proficiency,
dexterity,
cleverness,
potentiality,
adroitness,
adeptness,
expertness,
force,
craft,
endowment
in the sense of accomplishment
Definition
personal abilities or skills
She can now add basketball to her list of accomplishments.
Synonyms
talent,
art,
ability,
skill,
gift,
achievement,
craft,
faculty,
capability,
forte,
attainment,
proficiency
in the sense of aptitude
Definition
natural tendency or ability
He discovered an aptitude for working in accounts.
Synonyms
gift,
ability,
talent,
capacity,
intelligence,
leaning,
bent,
tendency,
faculty,
capability,
flair,
inclination,
disposition,
knack,
propensity,
proficiency,
predilection,
cleverness,
proclivity (formal),
quickness,
giftedness,
proneness,
aptness

Synonyms of 'proficiency'

proficiency

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of competence
Definition
the state of being legally competent or qualified
I regard her as a woman of integrity and high professional competence.
Synonyms
ability,
skill,
talent,
capacity,
expertise,
proficiency,
competency,
capability
in the sense of craft
Definition
skill or ability
Lilyanne learned her craft of cooking from her grandmother.
Synonyms
skill,
art,
ability,
technique,
know-how (informal),
expertise,
knack,
aptitude,
artistry,
dexterity,
workmanship,
expertness
in the sense of dexterity
Definition
skill in using one's hands
He showed great dexterity on the guitar.
Synonyms
skill,
expertise,
mastery,
touch,
facility,
craft,
knack,
finesse,
artistry,
proficiency,
smoothness,
neatness,
deftness,
nimbleness,
adroitness,
effortlessness,
handiness
in the sense of expertise
Definition
special skill, knowledge, or judgment
the lack of management expertise within the company
Synonyms
skill,
knowledge,
know-how (informal),
facility,
grip,
craft,
judgment,
grasp,
mastery,
knack,
proficiency,
dexterity,
cleverness,
deftness,
adroitness,
aptness,
expertness,
knowing inside out,
ableness,
masterliness,
skilfulness
in the sense of expertness
Synonyms
skill,
knowledge,
know-how (informal),
facility,
command,
grip,
craft,
judgment,
grasp,
expertise,
mastery,
proficiency,
dexterity,
deftness,
adroitness,
aptness,
knowing inside out,
ableness,
masterliness,
skilfulness
in the sense of facility
Definition
the ability to do things easily and well
They shared a facility for languages.
Synonyms
ability,
skill,
talent,
gift,
craft,
efficiency,
knack,
fluency,
proficiency,
dexterity,
quickness,
adroitness,
expertness,
skilfulness
in the sense of knack
Definition
an ability to do something difficult with apparent ease
He's got the knack of getting people to listen.
Synonyms
skill,
art,
ability,
facility,
talent,
gift,
capacity,
trick,
bent,
craft,
genius,
expertise,
forte,
flair,
competence,
ingenuity,
propensity,
aptitude,
dexterity,
cleverness,
quickness,
adroitness,
expertness,
handiness,
skilfulness
in the sense of know-how
Definition
the ability to do something that is difficult or technical
He hasn't got the know-how to run a farm.
Synonyms
expertise,
experience,
ability,
skill,
knowledge,
facility,
talent,
command,
craft,
grasp,
faculty,
capability,
flair,
knack,
ingenuity,
aptitude,
proficiency,
dexterity,
cleverness,
deftness,
savoir-faire,
adroitness,
ableness
in the sense of mastery
Definition
outstanding skill or expertise
He demonstrated his mastery of political manoeuvring.
Synonyms
understanding,
knowledge,
comprehension,
ability,
skill,
know-how (informal),
command,
grip,
grasp,
expertise,
prowess,
familiarity,
attainment,
finesse,
proficiency,
virtuosity,
dexterity,
cleverness,
deftness,
acquirement
in the sense of talent
Definition
a natural ability to do something well
Both her children have a talent for music.
Synonyms
ability,
gift,
aptitude,
parts,
power,
skill,
facility,
capacity,
bent,
genius,
expertise,
faculty,
endowment,
forte,
flair,
knack
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