dexterity
noun
[ dɛkˈstɛrɪti ]
• skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
• "her dexterity with chopsticks"
Similar:
deftness,
adeptness,
adroitness,
agility,
nimbleness,
handiness,
ability,
capability,
talent,
skilfulness,
skill,
proficiency,
accomplishment,
expertise,
experience,
efficiency,
effortlessness,
slickness,
mastery,
delicacy,
knack,
facility,
artistry,
sleight of hand,
craft,
finesse,
felicity,
niftiness,
wizardry,
shrewdness,
astuteness,
sharp-wittedness,
sharpness,
acuteness,
acumen,
acuity,
intelligence,
ingenuity,
inventiveness,
cleverness,
smartness,
sensitivity,
alertness,
wit,
canniness,
common sense,
discernment,
insight,
understanding,
penetration,
perception,
perceptiveness,
perspicacity,
perspicaciousness,
discrimination,
sagacity,
sageness,
cunning,
artfulness,
craftiness,
wiliness,
calculation,
calculatedness,
nous,
horse sense,
savvy,
sapience,
arguteness,
Origin:
early 16th century (in the sense ‘mental adroitness’): from French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter ‘on the right’.
