Proficiency Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of PROFICIENCY is advancement in knowledge or skill : progress. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut proficiency noun SaveWord pro·​fi·​cien·​cy |\prə-ˈfi-shən(t)-sē \ Definitionofproficiency 1 :advancementinknowledgeorskill:progress 2 :thequalityorstateofbeingproficient Synonyms ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutproficiency Synonymsforproficiency Synonyms command, IQ, mastership, mastery VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofproficiencyinaSentence surprisedbyhisproficiencyatthegameafteronlythebriefestexplanationoftherules acquiredproficiencyatgolfthroughlonghoursofpractice RecentExamplesontheWeb AccordingtoNewYork,SorokinwasborninRussiain1991andthenmovedtoGermanyat16—afactwhichmightexplainherlackofproficiencyinGerman. — JoshSt.Clair,Men'sHealth,11Feb.2022 Morelightheartedly,KarenChenpointedoutthatallfourAsianAmericansinglesskatersontheteamspokeMandarin,atvaryinglevelsofproficiency. — NewYorkTimes,8Feb.2022 SchoolsatthelowestendofmathproficiencywillgetintensehelpfromtheOfficeforMathematicsImprovement. — al,4Feb.2022 Morejobsnowthaneverbeforerequiresomesortofproficiencywithtechnology. — JackKelly,Forbes,26Jan.2022 SomesuggestionsincludeIncreasingtheclothingallowance,whichiscurrentlysetat$700,andimprovingproficiencypayofficersbecomeeligibleforafterfiveyears. — CarrieNapoleon,chicagotribune.com,11Feb.2022 Tobeauthorizedtocarryaweapon,officersmustshowproficiencyandqualifyannuallywithapassingscoreof80%,accordingtoLittleRockPoliceDepartmentgeneralorders. — JosephFlaherty,ArkansasOnline,9Feb.2022 DaysbeforeUherbelauandMcKeymet,thestatereleasednewtestresultsshowingPortland’sproficiencyratesforBlackandLatinostudentswerestillalarminglylow. — oregonlive,2Feb.2022 Mikolainis:Inthepastfiveyears,Whitnallhassufferedsignificantdeclinesinreadingandmathproficiency,andourdistrict’s2020-21compositeACTscorefellbelowthestateaverage. — BobDohr,MilwaukeeJournalSentinel,26Jan.2022 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'proficiency.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofproficiency 1544,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutproficiency Shareproficiency PosttheDefinitionofproficiencytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofproficiencyonTwitter TimeTravelerforproficiency Thefirstknownuseofproficiencywas in1544 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearproficiency proficience proficiency proficiencybadge SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforproficiency LastUpdated 25Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Proficiency.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proficiency.Accessed4Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MorefromMerriam-Websteronproficiency Nglish:TranslationofproficiencyforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofproficiencyforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY askew SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? acommadate acommodate accomodate accommodate Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Za'and9OtherWordstoHelpYouWinatSCRABBLE Thesecrettop10wordsexpertsusetowinatSCR... Whatdoes'yeet'mean? Tossingsomeknowledgeyourway TopBanana,Kingpin,andOtherNicknamesforImportantPeople Bigwigs,bigenchiladas,andbigshots TheMerriam-WebsterWord-O-Meter SomeinterestingstatsfromFebruary2022 AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames ChallengingVocabularyQuizReturns! Notricks,justhardwordsyoumightencounterin... Takethequiz Eponyms:WordsNamedAfterPeople WastherereallyaMr.Shrapnel? Takethequiz SpellIt Canyouspellthese10commonlymisspelledwords? Takethequiz