adept
pronunciation
How to pronounce adept in British English:
UK [əˈdept , ˈædept]
How to pronounce adept in American English:
US [əˈdept , ˈædept ]
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- Noun:
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
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- Adjective:
- having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Word Origin
- adept (adj.)
- 1690s, "completely skilled" from Latin adeptus "having reached, attained," past participle of adipisci "to come up with, arrive at," figuratively "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Related: Adeptly.
- adept (n.)
- "an expert," especially "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything," 1660s, from Latin adeptus (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists.
Example
- 1. A nerd is someone who isn 't socially adept enough .
- 2. Mr. weiner was considered technologically adept and was known for his lively twitter persona .
- 3. Given a set of 10 potential structures produced by rosetta , however , the best players were very adept at picking the one closest to the optimal configuration .
- 4. Iran could prove more adept at exerting its influence , and protecting its links with hezbollah , in a syria torn by sectarian strife , than many are yet willing to concede .
- 5. Saic managers and workers have become so adept at adapting china 's manufacturing expertise to autos that their suggestions on improving factory operations are being implemented in gm 's u.s. plants , mr. gibbons said .