'Sleight' definitions:
Definition of 'sleight'
From: WordNet
noun
Adroitness in using the hands [syn: dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight]
Definition of 'Sleight'
From: GCIDE
- Sleight \Sleight\, n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl?g? (for sl?g?) slyness, cunning, fr. sl?gr (for sl?gr) sly, cunning. See Sly.]
- 1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight and his covin." --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. [1913 Webster]
- The world hath many subtle sleights. --Latimer. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. --Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight." --Hudibras. [1913 Webster]
- Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sleight'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adroitness,
- art,
- artful dodge,
- artifice,
- bag of tricks,
- blind,
- bluff,
- bosey,
- catch,
- chicane,
- chicanery,
- chouse,
- collusion,
- connivance,
- connivery,
- conspiracy,
- contrivance,
- coup,
- covin,
- craft,
- curve,
- curve-ball,
- cute trick,
- deceit,
- deftness,
- design,
- device,
- dexterity,
- dexterousness,
- dirty deal,
- dirty trick,
- dodge,
- dodgery,
- expedient,
- fakement,
- fast deal,
- feint,
- fetch,
- ficelle,
- foul play,
- gambit,
- game,
- gimmick,
- googly,
- grift,
- hocus-pocus,
- intrigue,
- joker,
- juggle,
- jugglery,
- knavery,
- little game,
- machination,
- maneuver,
- move,
- pass,
- pettifoggery,
- pettifogging,
- play,
- plot,
- ploy,
- prowess,
- racket,
- readiness,
- red herring,
- ruse,
- scheme,
- scurvy trick,
- sharp practice,
- shift,
- skill,
- skulduggery,
- sleight of hand,
- sleight-of-hand trick,
- stratagem,
- strategy,
- subterfuge,
- supercherie,
- tactic,
- trick,
- trickery,
- underhand dealing,
- wile,
- wily device