'Dexterity' definitions:
Definition of 'dexterity'
(from WordNet)
noun
Adroitness in using the hands [syn: dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight]
Definition of 'Dexterity'
From: GCIDE
- Dexterity \Dex*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. dexteritas, fr. dexter: cf. F. dext['e]rit['e]. See Dexter.]
- 1. Right-handedness. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel. [1913 Webster]
- In youth quick bearing and dexterity. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness. [1913 Webster]
- His wisdom . . . was turned . . . into a dexterity to deliver himself. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'dexterity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- keen-wittedness,
- keenness,
- knack,
- know-how,
- marksmanship,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- mental alertness,
- mercurial mind,
- native cleverness,
- nimble mind,
- nimble-wittedness,
- nimbleness,
- nous,
- practical ability,
- proficiency,
- prowess,
- quick parts,
- quick thinking,
- quick wit,
- quick-wittedness,
- quickness,
- readiness,
- ready wit,
- resource,
- resourcefulness,
- right-handedness,
- rightness,
- savoir-faire,
- savvy,
- seamanship,
- sharp-wittedness,
- sharpness,
- 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
Words containing 'Dexterity'
- Dexter,
- Dexter, ME,
- Dexterical,
- Dexterous,
- Dexterously,
- Dexterousness,
- Dexter City,
- Dexter Kerry,
- Dexter base,
- Dexter chief,
- Dexter point,
- Dexter, GA,
- Dexter, IA,
- Dexter, KS,
- Dexter, MI,
- Dexter, MN,
- Dexter, MO,
- Dexter, NM,
- Dexter, NY,
- bend dexter,
- manual dexterity,
- mental dexterity,
- oculus dexter,
- Dexter City, OH