About The Word Dexterity
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Dexterity
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What's The Definition Of Dexterity?
[n] adroitness in using the hands
Synonyms | Synonyms for Dexterity: manual dexterity | sleight Related Terms | Find terms related to Dexterity: ability | acuity | acuteness | address | adeptness | adroitness | airmanship | aptitude | aptness | art | artfulness | artisanship | artistry | astuteness | braininess | bravura | brightness | brilliance | canniness | capability | capacity | clear thinking | cleverness | command | competence | control | coordination | craft | craftsmanship | cunning | deftness | dexterousness | dextrality | dextrocularity | dextroduction | dextrogyration | dextrorotation | dextrousness | dextroversion | diplomacy | efficiency | effortlessness | esprit | expertise | facility | finesse | flair | genius | giftedness | gifts | grace | grip | guile | handiness | horsemanship | ingeniousness | ingenuity | keenness | keen-wittedness | knack | know-how | marksmanship | mastership | mastery | mental alertness | mercurial mind | native cleverness | nimble mind | nimbleness | nimble-wittedness | nous | practical ability | proficiency | prowess | quick parts | quick thinking | quick wit | quickness | quick-wittedness | readiness | ready wit | resource | resourcefulness | right-handedness | rightness | savoir-faire | savvy | seamanship | sharpness | sharp-wittedness | shrewdness | skill | skillfulness | sleight | sleight of hand | smartness | smarts | smoothness | sprightly wit | style | tact | tactfulness | talent | technical brilliance | technical mastery | technical skill | technique | timing | touch | virtuosity | wit | wizardry | workmanship See Also | adeptness | adroitness | deftness | facility | quickness Dexterity In Webster's Dictionary \Dex*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. dexteritas, fr. dexter: cf. F.
dext['e]rit['e]. See {Dexter}.]
1. Right-handedness.
2. Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease
in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as,
dexterity with the chisel.
In youth quick bearing and dexterity. --Shak.
3. Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers;
quickness and skill in managing any complicated or
difficult affair; adroitness.
His wisdom . . . was turned . . . into a dexterity
to deliver himself. --Bacon.
He had conducted his own defense with singular
boldness and dexterity. --Hallam.
Syn: Adroitness; activity; nimbleness; expertness; skill;
cleverness; art; ability; address; tact; facility;
aptness; aptitude; faculty. See {Skill}.
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