Deftness Synonyms

Skillfulness in the use of the hands or body
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. adroitness
  2. dexterity
  3. dexterousness
  4. adeptness
  5. prowess
  6. skill
  7. sleight
  8. facility
  9. quickness

Words Related to Deftness

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. ability
  2. sureness
  3. technical-brilliance
  4. directness

Deftness Sentence Examples

  • Mrs. Watson demonstrated with a deftness at odds with her age.

  • On the contrary, he possesses both in a marked degree, and his deftness of finger is not less remarkable than the suppleness and activity of his body.

  • Fine writes about a serious subject with a deftness of touch that is at times darkly comic.

  • Skill at folding a white serviette had him batman to an officer; that and deftness with the bayonet.

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