adeptness

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noun

The quality of being adept.

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adroitnessdeftnessfacilityquickness
OriginEnglish adept ← French adepte ← Latin adeptu →
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Meanings

nounadeptness (usually uncountable, plural adeptnesses)

plural adeptnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being adept.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounskillful performance or ability without difficulty

Similar
adroitnessdeftnessfacilityquickness
Broader
skillfulness
Also see
adroitnessdeftnessfacilityquickness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
  6. Proto-Italic*apjō
  7. Latinapiō
  8. Latinapīscor
  9. Latinadipīscor
  10. Latinadeptu
  11. Frenchadepte
  12. Englishadept
  13. Englishadeptness

From adept + -ness.

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Translations

Dutch bekwaamheid
  • bekwaamheidThe quality of being adept
Cite this entry
APA

adeptness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adeptness

MLA

“adeptness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adeptness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adeptness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adeptness.

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