Proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice Adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency Skilled stresses mastery of technique. An adept is an individual identified as having attained a specific level of knowledge, skill, or aptitude in doctrines relevant to a particular occult discipline, such as alchemy or magic According to magical tradition, adepts stand out from others due to their enhanced abilities. See examples of adept used in a sentence.
Having a natural ability to do something that needs skill Having a natural ability to do… Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media. Definition of adept adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Although an adept person today cannot turn lead into gold, the adjective is still high praise meaning skilled, expert, highly proficient. There are two meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun adept See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence Oed's earliest evidence for adept is from 1673, in a translation by william cowper, surgeon and anatomist It is also recorded as an adjective from the mid 1600s. He is adept at landscaping difficult lots.
Adept (comparative more adept or adepter, superlative most adept or adeptest) well skilled
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