adept

Noun · Adjective
US[uh-dept]/əˈdɛpt/2 syllables
Synonyms: acechampionsensationmavenmavinvirtuosogeniushotshotstarsuperstarwhizwhizz

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  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”Synonyms: expertgoodpracticedproficientskillfulskilfulOpposite unskilledSimilar skilled

Noun (1)

  1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any fieldSynonyms: acechampionsensationmavenmavinvirtuosogeniushotshotstarsuperstarwhizwhizzwizardwizType of expertKinds track star

Related words adeptness noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

A·dept′ (…), noun

Origin: 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.

A·dept′ adjective

Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.

Beaus adept in everything profound.— William Cowper

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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