adept

/'ædept/
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adept

She is adept at painting watercolor landscapes.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Highly skilled or proficient: Having or showing great knowledge, skill, and aptitude in a particular area.
    • Expert: Demonstrating a high level of competence through practice and experience.

  2. Noun:

    • A highly skilled person: Someone who is an expert and dazzlingly skilled in any field.
    • (Historical/Archaic): A person who is skilled in magic or alchemy.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • She is adept at solving complex mathematical problems.
    • He became adept in the art of negotiation through years of practice.
    • The programmer was adept with several coding languages.

  • Noun:

    • She is a true adept in classical piano.
    • The conference brought together adepts from various scientific disciplines.
    • (Archaic) The story featured an adept who could turn lead into gold.
Advanced Usage
  • "adept at/in": This is the standard prepositional collocation used with the adjective form.
    • Becoming adept at public speaking takes time.
    • He is adept in the nuances of diplomatic language.
Variants and Related Words
  • Adeptly (adverb): In a highly skilled manner.
    • She adeptly managed the crisis.
  • Adeptness (noun): The quality of being adept; skillfulness.
    • His adeptness with tools was remarkable.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, masterful, practiced, skillful.
  • Noun: Expert, master, virtuoso, maestro, wizard, past master.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Inept, unskilled, incompetent, clumsy, amateurish.
  • Noun: Novice, amateur, beginner, dilettante.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • An adept hand at (something): A person who is very skilled at a particular task.
    • She's an adept hand at fixing old clocks.
  • To prove oneself adept: To demonstrate one's skill.
    • During the project, he proved himself adept at managing tight deadlines.
adept

She is adept at painting watercolor landscapes.

Adjective
  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
Noun
  1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

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