sleight

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) Cunning; craft; artful practice.
2. (countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
3. (countable, uncountable) Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.

Concepten

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Synoniemen

dexterity

skillfulness

handiness

cunning

trick

skill

manual dexterity

adroitness

deftness

craft

crank

contraption

deception

adeptness

device

claptrap

expedient

expertise

facility

astuteness

hoax

juggling

magic

🪄

maneuver

manoeuvre

proficiency

quirk

ruff

ruse

artistry

artifice

sleight of hand

slickness

subterfuge

suitability

artfulness

wile

contrivance

Vertalingen

habilidad

abilità

Geschicklichkeit

disinvoltura

destrezza

habileté

dextérité

primor

agilidad

destreza

Geschick

agilité

επιτηδειότης

manya

habilitat

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/slaɪt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sleighte

Verwant aan Engels: sly

In summary

From Middle English sleighte, sleyght, sleythe, from Old Norse slœgð (“cunning”), from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō, from *slōgiz (“cunning”) (whence English sly). Doublet of sly and slöjd/sloyd.