deftness

Definitions of deftness
  1. noun
    skillful performance or ability without difficulty
    synonyms: adeptness, adroitness, facility, quickness
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    types:
    touch
    deftness in handling matters
    dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight
    adroitness in using the hands
    capstone, copestone, finishing touch
    a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination
    type of:
    skillfulness
    the state of being cognitively skillful
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