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Meaning of DEFTNESS

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 Definition: [n]  skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
 
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 Synonyms: adeptness, adroitness, facility, quickness
 
 See Also: dexterity, manual dexterity, skillfulness, sleight, touch

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Deft"ness\, n.
The quality of being deft.                     --Drayton.
 
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 Related Terms: ability, address, adeptness, adroitness, agility, airmanship, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, assuredness, bravura, brilliance, capability, capacity, cleverness, command, competence, confidence, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, efficiency, expertise, facility, finesse, fleetness, grace, grip, handiness, horsemanship, ingeniousness, ingenuity, know-how, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, nimbleness, practical ability, proficiency, prowess, quickness, readiness, resource, resourcefulness, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, skill, skillfulness, sleight, style, tact, tactfulness, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship
 

 

 

 

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