adeptness

Variant of adept

adept definition

adept (ə dept′; also, and for n. always ad′ept′)

adjective

highly skilled; expert

Etymology: L adeptus, pp. of adipisci, to arrive at < ad-, to + apisci, to pursue, attain: used in ML of alchemists claiming to have arrived at the philosopher's stone

noun

adept ad′·ept′ a person who is highly skilled in some field of knowledge or work; expert

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