DEXTERITY

dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight

(noun) adroitness in using the hands

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

dexterity (countable and uncountable, plural dexterities)

Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Source: Wiktionary

Dex*ter"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. dexteritas, fr. dexter: cf. F. dextérité. See Dexter.]

1. Right-handedness.

2. Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel. In youth quick bearing and dexterity. Shak.

3. Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness. His wisdom . . . was turned . . . into a dexterity to deliver himself. Bacon. He had conducted his own defense with singular boldness and dexterity. Hallam.

Syn.

– Adroitness; activity; nimbleness; expertness; skill; cleverness; art; ability; address; tact; facility; aptness; aptitude; faculty. See Skill.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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