Deftness

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Deftness \Deft"ness\, n.
     The quality of being deft.                     --Drayton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  deftness
       n : skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his
           quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was
           famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: {adeptness},
           {adroitness}, {facility}, {quickness}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "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