proficiency
/pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/
proficiency noun: ability, skill, competence.
Noun
proficiency (countable and uncountable, plural proficiencies)
- Ability, skill, competence.
- to attain (or to reach) proficiency
- a test of proficiency in English
- Synonyms:
- ability, command, competence, skill
proficiency meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
proficiency in Hindi
- ability or skill
- प्रवीणता pravīṇtā, कुशलता kuśaltā
proficiency in Tamil
- செயல்திறமை, திறமை, தேர்ச்சி, வல்லமை, புலமை, ஆளுமை
proficiency in Marathi
- proficiency
- प्रभुत्व prabhutva
proficiency in Urdu
- دخل, فضیلت, کمال, لیاقت, قابلیت, ترقی
More languagesFewer languages
- proficiency in Bengali
- দক্ষতা, পটুতা
- proficiency in Telugu
- ప్రావీణ్యం
- proficiency in Malayalam
- കുശലത, പാടവം
- proficiency in Kannada
- ನುರಿತ, ಪಳಗಿಕೆ, ತೇರ್ಗಡೆ, ತಜ್ಞತೆ
- proficiency in Punjabi
- ਨਿਪੁੰਨਤਾ
- proficiency in Gujarati
- પ્રાવીણ્ય
- proficiency in Odia
- ଅଧିକାର adhikāra
- proficiency in Nepali
- प्रवीणता
- proficiency in Arabic
- إِمْكَان ʔimkān
Examples of proficiency in a sentence
- To attain such a high level of proficiency requires hours of practice each day.
- Proficiency in PowerPoint continues to be required for almost every office job.
- My attainment of proficiency in German was due to years upon years of study.
Synonyms of proficiency
Forms of proficiency
| plural | proficiencies |
|---|---|
| alternative form | proficience |
Origin of proficiency
From proficient or its etymon, Latin prōficiēns (present participle of prōficiō), + -ency.
Words formed from proficiency
- haploproficiency
- language proficiency
- nonproficiency
- proficiency badge
- superproficiency
- unproficiency
Phrases with proficiency
Questions about proficiency
- What does proficiency mean?
- Proficiency means ability, skill, competence.
- What is proficiency in Hindi?
- Proficiency in Hindi is प्रवीणता (pravīṇtā), कुशलता (kuśaltā). See Proficiency meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is proficiency?
- Proficiency is a noun.
- How do you pronounce proficiency?
- Proficiency is pronounced /pɹəˈfɪʃənsi/.
- What is the plural of proficiency?
- The plural of proficiency is proficiencies.
Words near proficiency in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: proficiency (page history and authors); proficiency (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); प्रभुत्व (Marathi) (page history and authors); proficiency (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proficiency (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proficiency (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); proficiency (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proficiency (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proficiency (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); proficiency (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ଅଧିକାର (Odia) (page history and authors); proficiency (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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