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 | ||