Deft vs Finesse - What's the difference?
deft | finesse |
Quick and neat in action; skillful
(uncountable) The property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance.
(uncountable) Skill in handling of a situation.
(countable) An adroit maneuver.
(countable, bridge) A technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponent.
(ambitransitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse (see noun sense above).
To handle or manage carefully or skillfully.
To evade.
As an adjective deft
is quick and neat in action; skillful.As a noun finesse is
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Adjective
(er)- He assembled it in one fluid, deft motion.