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Finesse vs Delicacy - What's the difference?

finesse | delicacy |

As nouns the difference between finesse and delicacy

is that finesse is the property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance while delicacy is the quality of being delicate.

As a verb finesse

is to play (a card) as a finesse (see noun sense above).

finesse

English

Noun

  • (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.
  • Verb

    (finess)
  • (ambitransitive, card games) To play (a card) as a finesse (see noun sense above).
  • To handle or manage carefully or skillfully.
  • To evade.
  • delicacy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia delicacy) (delicacies)
  • The quality of being delicate.
  • Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement -a Chinese delicacy
  • Fineness or elegance of construction or appearance.
  • Frailty of health or fitness.
  • Refinement in taste or discrimination.
  • Tact and propriety; the need for such tact.