deftness
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Deftness — Deft ness, n. The quality of being deft. Drayton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deftness — index discretion (quality of being discreet), efficiency, facility (easiness), faculty (ability), gift (flair) … Law dictionary
deftness — deft ► ADJECTIVE ▪ quick and neatly skilful. DERIVATIVES deftly adverb deftness noun. ORIGIN variant of DAFT(Cf. ↑daft), in the obsolete sense «meek» … English terms dictionary
deftness — noun see deft … New Collegiate Dictionary
deftness — noun The characteristic of being deft … Wiktionary
deftness — Synonyms and related words: ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, agility, airmanship, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, assuredness, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, cleverness, command, competence, confidence, control,… … Moby Thesaurus
deftness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Skillfulness in the use of the hands or body: adroitness, dexterity, dexterousness, prowess, skill, sleight. See ABILITY … English dictionary for students
deftness — deft·ness || deftnɪs n. adeptness, skillfulness, proficiency, dexterousness … English contemporary dictionary
deftness — deft·ness … English syllables
deftness — noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty his quick adeptness was a product of good design he was famous for his facility as an archer • Syn: ↑adeptness, ↑adroitness, ↑facility, ↑quickness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
