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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field;
[syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
- Example: "adept in handicrafts"
- Example: "an adept juggler"
- Example: "an expert job"
- Example: "a good mechanic"
- Example: "a practiced marksman"
- Example: "a proficient engineer"
- Example: "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"
- Example: "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
[syn: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adept \A*dept"\, n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), ?he who
   has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive ?at, to
   obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt, and cf. Adapt.]
   One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient;
   as, adepts in philosophy.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adept \A*dept"\, a.
   Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
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         Beaus adept in everything profound.      --Cowper.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

adept
    adj 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude;
           "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert
           job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a
           proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less
           skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful
           retouching" [syn: adept, expert, good, practiced,
           proficient, skillful, skilful]
    n 1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace,
         adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin,
         virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar,
         whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]