'Finesse' definitions:

Definition of 'finesse'

(from WordNet)
noun
Subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse]

Definition of 'Finesse'

From: GCIDE
  • Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Finessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Finessing.]
  • 1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Finesse'

From: GCIDE
  • Finesse \Fi`nesse"\ (? or ?), n. [F., fr. fin fine. See Fine, a.]
  • 1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. [1913 Webster]
  • This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Whist Playing) The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2. [1913 Webster]

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