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Definition: Proficient |
ProficientAdjective1. 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". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "proficient" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1517. (references) |
Synonyms: ProficientSynonyms: adept (adj), expert (adj), good (adj), practiced (adj), skilful (adj), skillful (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Knowledge | Proficient with, versed with, read with, forward with, strong with, at home in; conversant with, familiar with. |
Proficient | Noun: proficient, expert, adept, dab; dabster, crackerjack; connoisseur; (scholar); master, master hand; prima donna, first fiddle, top gun, chef de cuisine, top sawyer; protagonist; past master; mahatma. |
Skill | Proficient. |
Adjective: skillful, dexterous, adroit, expert, apt, handy, quick, deft, ready, gain; slick, smart; (active); proficient, good at, up to, at home in, master of, a good hand at, au fait, thoroughbred, masterly, crack, accomplished; conversant; (knowing). | |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Proficient |
| English words defined with "proficient": adept ♦ Blarney stone ♦ Dabster ♦ expert ♦ get the hang, good ♦ master, mastering, mouser ♦ Nonproficient ♦ Polyphonist, practiced, profess, proficiently ♦ skilful, skillful, sure-handed ♦ techie, tekki. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "proficient": ARTHUR ♦ JACOB. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "proficient": Profection. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Proficient" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Latin (accomplish, effect, make). |
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![]() | Women airport workers. Evelyn Spangler, eighteen-years-old, is just as proficient at acetylene torch welding as any of the men welders in the Pennsylvania Central shops, according to Johnny Shore, her instructor. Evelyn learned welding rudiments from her. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | WAACs. In order to save themselves, as well as others who face the peril of shipwreck at sea, members of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps undergo an intensive training course at Daytona Beach, Florida. They learn to become proficient swimmers, but more th. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Children | Bulgaria | Many Romani children arrive relatively unprepared for schooling; many of them are not proficient in the Bulgarian language. (references) |
Human Rights | Hong Kong | It has increased the number of officers in the Legal Aid Department proficient in Chinese and extended the use of bilingual prosecution documents and indictments. (references) |
Guatemala | In 1998 the PNC accepted some 60 police candidates from indigenous communities in the Ixil region--approximately 30 of whom graduated on their first attempt--to ensure that PNC personnel in those communities would be proficient in the local language and able to operate effectively in those communities. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Proficient" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Proficient" is used about 129 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 129 | 28,132 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "proficient": be proficient ♦ proficient in languages. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
proficient | 21 |
proficient speaker | 10 |
network proficient | 7 |
proficient audio | 7 |
billiards proficient | 7 |
proficient performance | 4 |
limited english proficient | 4 |
proficient audio system | 4 |
elementary english limited proficient program | 3 |
proficient motorcycling | 2 |
data proficient | 2 |
proficient system | 2 |
food proficient | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "proficient"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaans | kunstig (able, adroit, artificial, artistic, clever, dexterous, skillful), behendig (able, ably, adroit, clever, dexterous, skillful), bedrewe (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, experienced, expert, practised, skilful, skilled, skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kompetent (able, adept, adequate, competent, qualified), i zoti (able, accomplished, adroit, capable, delicate, dexterous, dextrous, efficient, expert, fool, natty, neat, neat-handed, skilful, skillful), i aftë (able, adept, capable, clever, competent, efficient, fit, scientific, skilful, skilled, skillful), ekspert (Ace, adept, assessor, experienced, expert, professional, pundit, skilful, skillful, troubleshooter, valuer, wizard). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | ماهر (adept, adroit, astute, clever, consummate, deft, ingenious, nimble, shrewd, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick, sound, subtle), حاذق (adroit, clever, dexterous, dextrous, ingenious, skilful, skilled, skillful, subtle), خبير (experienced, expert, master, old, old hand, practiced, pundit, skilled), الصناع (artificer, skilled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | специалист (adept, authority, dab, dabster, fancier, pro, professional, shark, specialist), вещ (adept, canny, discriminating, expert, object, scientific, skilful, skilled, sophisticated, thing), владеещ (wieldy), опитен (adept, capable, consummate, empiric, empirical, experienced, experimental, expert, good, grey, laboratory, old, old hand, perfect, pilot, practised, ripe, scientific, skilful, skilled, skillful, sophisticated, thorough-paced, versed, veteran, whizbang), експерт (adept, consultant, expert, judge, master, sharp), познавач (adept, cognoscente, connoisseur, expert, fancier, judge, sharp), изкусен (adroit, clever, cunning, daedal, expert, light fingered, masterful, mean, neat, scientific, sharp, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick, subtle, technic, technical, tricksy, versed, workmanlike). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Catalan | despert (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 諳練 (conversant, skilled), 精通 , 精 (energy, excellent, perfect, refined, very), 熟練 (practiced, skilled, skillful), 熟练 (Proficiency, skilful, skilled, Versed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zbìhlý (adept, knowledgeable, versed), dovedný (able, skilful, skillful, workmanlike), dokonalý (accomplished, cast iron, consummate, ideal, immaculate, impeccable, perfect, thorough, unqualified, utter, very). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | vaardig (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, skillful), handig (able, ably, adroit, clever, dexterous, skillful), bekwaam (able, ably, adroit, capable, clever, dexterous, skillful), behendig (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, skillful), bedreven (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, experienced, expert, practised, skilful, skilled, skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | dugnaligur (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | متخصص (Adhoc, Expert, Specialist), ماهر (Adept, Adroit, Cunning, Deft, Dexterous, Dextrous, Expert, Great, Handy, Industrious, Jimmy, Natty, Pert, Skillful, Slick, Understanding, Workmanlike), چیره (Dominant), حاذق , زبردست (Adept, Adroit, Deft, Dexterous, Dextrous, Industrious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | taitava (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, expert, handy, skilful, skilled, skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | habile, expérimenté (practiced), compétent, chevronné (practised), adroit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | tüchtig (able, ably, big, brave, capable, competent, efficient, efficiently, energetic, gallant, good and proper, hard, heartily, huge, of use, soundly, strenuous, strenuously, suitable, vigorous), geübt (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, exercised, experienced, expert, practiced, practised, skilful, skilled, skillful, trained). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προοδευμένοσ, ειδήμωνασ, εντριβήσ (conversant, versed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מיומן (adept, dexterous, nimble, skilful, skilled, skillful), בקי (adept, conversant, erudite, expert, past master, skilled, versed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | jártas (artful, cunning, expert, handy, practiced, practised, versed), gyakorlott (practiced, practised, skilful, skillful, trained, veteran). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | provetto, sveglio (able, adroit, alert, awake, brainy, bright, clever, cute, deft, dexterous, downy, quick, sharp, skillful, smart, wakeful, wide awake), lesto (able, adroit, clever, deft, dexterous, nimble, quick, skillful), destro (able, adroit, agile, artful, clever, deft, Dexter, dexterous, dextrous, direct, handy, off, right, right hand, righthand, skilful, skillful, straight), abile (able, adept, adroit, artful, capable, clever, cunning, deft, dexterous, dextrous, efficient, expert, facile, fit, handy, knowing, masterful, masterly, skilful, skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 能 (skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | た"のう (gall bladder, skillful), か"のう (divine response, encouragement of agriculture, full payment or delivery, induction, inspiration, skillful, sympathy, the diencephalon, the interbrain, the senses), じゅくれ"した (experienced, skilled). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 숙달되". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | aghtal (clever, dexterous, expert, skilful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | hèndi (able, adroit, clever, dexterous, skillful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oficientpray perito (ace, adept, authority, connoisseur, dab, deft, experienced, expert, hakim, judge, land-surveyor, master, nailer, referee, sciential, scientific, skilled, specialist, surveyor, versed). (various references) expert (Ace, adept, authority, connoisseur, dab, dabster, Don, expert, specialist), competent (able, ably, apt, capable, competent, conversant, efficient, fit, responsible, salted, scholarly, useful). (various references) искусный (adroit, artful, daedal, deft, delicate, habile, hackish, handy, ingenious, neat, neat-handed, skilful, skilled, underwater, well-made, workmanlike). (various references) vičan (accomplished, adept, clever, experienced, fit, knacky, skilled, skillful), vešt (able, accomplished, adept, adroit, artful, clever, cunning, daedal, deft, dexterous, habile, handy, knacky, knowing, sciential, skilled, skillful, slick, subtle, tall). (various references) hábil (able, accomplished, adroit, capable, clever, cunning, deft, dexterous, experienced, expert, handy, light-handed, masterly, neat, neat-handed, nifty, practised, shrewd, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick), experto (able, accomplished, Ace, adept, adroit, clever, connoisseur, dexterous, experienced, expert, knowledgeable, nifty, nimble, practiced, practised, seasoned, sharp, skilful, skilled, skillful). (various references) kunnig (able, accomplished, expert, knacky, knowing, knowledgeable, skilful, skillful, versed). (various references) uzman (adept, authority, connoisseur, dab, dabster, Don, expert, fiend, judge, oracle, professional, regular, specialist, technician), usta (adept, adroit, artist, connoisseur, constructor, craftsman, dab, dabster, deft, dexterous, experienced, expert, facile, hand, ingenious, intelligent, journeyman, master, old hand, shark, skilful, skilled, skillful, slick, subtile, versed, whizz, wise, workman, Wright). (various references) умілий (able, artful, capable, clever, daedal, dedal, efficient, handicraft, industrious, neat, neat-handed, practised, skilful, skillful, workmanlike), фахивець, вправний (able, accomplished, adroit, artful, canny, capable, clever, crafty, cunning, deft, good, handy, jemmy, neat, neat-handed, nifty, practised), знавець (adept, cognoscenti, connoisseur, dabster, expert, sharp, whale), експерт (adept, assessor, examiner, expert), досвідчений (accomplished, adept, experienced, expert, old, perite, salted, skilled, sophisticate, sophisticated, versed, veteran). (various references) th nh thạo (expert, master, professionally, thoroughpaced, versed), t i giỏi (clever, master, masterly), người t i giỏi, giỏi giang, chuyên gia (authority, expert, specialist). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Timothy Chapter 2, Verse 16 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | TaV de bebhlouV kenofwniaV periistaso epi pleion gar prokoyousin asebeiaV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Profana autem inaniloquia devita multum enim proficient ad impietatem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But eschewe thou vnhooli and veyn spechis, for whi tho profiten myche to vnfeithfulnesse, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Vngostly and vayne voyces passe over. For they shall encreace vnto greater vngodlynes |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase to more ungodliness. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 2 Timothy Chapter 2, Verse 16 |
| Cebuano | Likayi ang sulosulti nga dili diosnon kay kini magayudyod sa mga tawo ngadto sa magalabi pa ka lalum nga pagkadili diosnon, |
| Croatian | Svjetovnih se pak praznorjeèja kloni: sve æe više provaljivati prema bezbožnosti |
| Danish | Men hold dig fra den vanhellige, tomme Snak; thi sådanne ville stedse gå videre i Ugudelighed, |
| Dutch | Maar stel u tegen het ongoddelijk ijdelroepen; want zij zullen in meerdere goddeloosheid toenemen. |
| Finnish | Mutta pysy erilläsi epäpyhistä ja tyhjistä puheista, sillä niiden puhujat menevät yhä pitemmälle jumalattomuudessa, |
| French | Évite les discours vains et profanes; car ceux qui les tiennent avanceront toujours plus dans l`impiété, et leur parole rongera comme la gangrène. |
| German | Des ungeistlichen, losen Geschwätzes entschlage dich; denn es hilft viel zum ungöttlichen Wesen, |
| Hungarian | A szentségtelen üres lármákat pedig kerüld, mert mind nagyobb istentelenségre növekednek. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Jauhilah percakapan-percakapan yang tidak ada gunanya dan yang menghina Allah. Percakapan-percakapan seperti itu hanya membuat orang semakin jahat. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi palingkanlah dirimu daripada segala percakapan orang sesat yang sia-sia, karena orang yang semacam itu makin bertambah-tambah lagi kejahatannya, |
| Latvian | Bet izvairies no nederîgâm un tukðâm runâm, jo tâs daudz kalpo bezdievîbai, |
| Maori | Mawehe ki i nga korero whakarihariha, teka noa: ka neke ake hoki te karakia kore o era: |
| Norwegian | Men hold dig fra det vanhellige tomme snakk! for de går alltid videre i ugudelighet, |
| Portuguese | Mas evita as conversas vãs e profanas; porque os que delas usam passarão a impiedade ainda maior, |
| Rumanian | Ferewte-te de vorbqriile goale wi lumewti; cqci cei ce le yin, vor knainta tot mai mult kn necinstirea lui Dumnezeu. |
| Russian | б ОЕ ПФТЕ'ОПЗП ХУФПУМПЧЙС Х"БМСКУС; Й'П ПОЙ ЕЭЕ 'ПМЕЕ 'Х"ХФ ТЕХУ ЕЧБФШ Ч ОЕЮЕУФЙЙ, |
| Shuar | Jú nunkanmayanak ántar áujmatin ainia nujai kanaktia. Shuar nuna áujmatainiak tunaanum nuna nankaamas Wáiniawai. |
| Spanish | Pero evita las profanas y vanas palabrerías, porque conducirán más y más a la impiedad. |
| Swahili | Jiepushe na majadiliano ya kidunia na ya kipumbavu; kwani hayo huzidi kuwatenga watu mbali na Mungu. |
| Uma | Neo' nudohei-ra tauna to mpokeni lolita to uma mo'ihi. Apa' tudui' -ra toe uma mpokeni tauna mpakaroli' katuwu' -ra. Tudui' -ra toe mpokeni tauna kamolaa-laaa lau-di ngkai Alata'ala. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "proficient": proficiently, proficients. (additional references) | |
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"Proficient" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: profecient, profficient, proficent, proficiant, proficiens, profifient. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "proficient" (pronounced prÄfi"shunt) |
| 6 | -f i" sh u n t | beneficent, coefficient, deficient, efficient, inefficient, insufficient, sufficient. |
| 5 | -i" sh u n t | omniscient. |
| 4 | -sh u n t | abortifacient, impatient, inpatient, outpatient, patient, quotient. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, irritant, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-f-i-i-n-o-p-r-t" | |
-2 letters: entropic, friction, inceptor, infector, notifier, pecorini, periotic, pointier, pontific. | |
-3 letters: citrine, coinfer, cointer, conifer, crinite, entopic, fiction, firepot, inciter, nepotic, neritic, niftier, noritic, noticer, oneiric, orifice, picrite, piefort, pointer, porcine, porcini, protein, ripieno, tropine. | |
-4 letters: citrin, citron, coiner, confer, confit, copier, copter, cornet, cortin, crepon, cretin, erotic, finite, forint, incept, incite, infect, irenic. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-f-i-i-n-o-p-r-t" | |
+1 letter: proficients. | |
+2 letters: frontispiece, imperfection, petrifaction, proficiently. | |
+3 letters: frontispieces, imperfections, perfectionism, perfectionist, petrifactions, petrification. | |
+4 letters: perfectionisms, perfectionists, petrifications, prefabrication, prettification, preunification, superinfection. | |
+5 letters: perfectionistic, personification, prefabrications, premodification, prenotification, prettifications, superinfections. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Non-fiction 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions | 9. Expressions: Internet 10. Translations: Modern 11. Bible Trace 12. Derivations | 13. Rhymes 14. Anagrams 15. Bibliography |
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