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deftness
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun deftness has 1 sense
- deftness(n = noun.cognition) adeptness, adroitness, facility, quickness - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" is a kind of skillfulness
has particulars: touch, dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight
Derived form adjective deft1
THESAURUS
deftness
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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