English noun: proficiency | |||
1. | proficiency (attribute) the quality of having great facility and competence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | competence, competency | ||
2. | proficiency (cognition) skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | ||
Samples | Practice greatly improves proficiency. | ||
Synonyms | technique | ||
Broader (hypernym) | skillfulness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brushwork, musketry | ||