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Definition of dexterity in English: dexteritynoun dɛkˈstɛrɪtidɛkˈstɛrədi mass nounSkill in performing tasks, especially with the hands. （尤指用手做事的）灵巧；熟练 her dexterity with chopsticks 她对筷子的运用自如。 his record testifies to a certain dexterity in politics 他的履历证明他有一定的政治手腕。 Example sentencesExamples - On the one hand he had shown a great lack of manual dexterity, but he now showed that he had great talents for learning, especially mathematics.
- Hopeless is the most polite word I can think of to describe my complete lack of skill, coordination and dexterity.
- The Aborigines made a highly interesting exhibition of skill and dexterity in the use of the boomerang and throwing spears.
- He has verbal dexterity and rhyming skills which very few rap artists have.
- Of course, much political dexterity will be required to keep ties with both China and Japan stable without angering one or the other.
- These were tests of their ability to withstand pain and to practise athletic dexterity.
- As her dementia grows severe, she will struggle more with manual dexterity and motor functions, Leverenz says.
- It thus encourages mental agility as well as physical dexterity, speed and good hand-eye co-ordination.
- Ageing affects us all, but under the new pension scheme we will still be expected to continue to be on call and perform with the same dexterity until the age of 65.
- After that, she began using the chopsticks with increased dexterity and was filling her own stomach in no time.
- They are the only primates in the world that subsist on grass, and they have the greatest manual dexterity of any monkey on earth.
- Not unexpectedly, this building displays John Wardle's architectural dexterity and virtuoso skill.
- Kasia is a wonderful musician and plays the violin with great dexterity.
- Whenever he can, on most weekends and when guests are invited, Abnash dons the chef's cap and apron and handles pans and ladles with dexterity.
- This is to a degree a matter of physical skill, training and dexterity.
- We could not help hugging dear old Cowboy Bill, to whose skill and dexterity, in all probability, we owed our lives.
- Known simply as hockey in North America, it is a fast and exciting game that requires from its players great skill, dexterity and physical stamina.
- Scottish working people have traditionally valued intelligence and linguistic dexterity in their political leaders.
- After a few weeks I got so I could move my feet with the same agility and dexterity as my hands.
- Of course the technique was specialized and required dexterity and experience to execute well.
Synonyms deftness, adeptness, adroitness, agility, nimbleness, handiness, ability, capability, talent, skilfulness, skill, proficiency, accomplishment, expertise, experience, efficiency, effortlessness, slickness, mastery, delicacy, knack, facility, artistry, sleight of hand, craft, finesse, felicity informal niftiness, wizardry shrewdness, astuteness, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, acuteness, acumen, acuity, intelligence ingenuity, inventiveness, cleverness, smartness sensitivity, alertness, wit, canniness, common sense, discernment, insight, understanding, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness, discrimination, sagacity, sageness cunning, artfulness, craftiness, wiliness, calculation, calculatedness informal nous, horse sense, savvy rare sapience, arguteness
OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense 'mental adroitness'): from French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter 'on the right'. Rhymesambidexterity, asperity, austerity, celerity, ferrety, posterity, prosperity, severity, sincerity, temerity, verity Definition of dexterity in US English: dexteritynoundɛkˈstɛrədidekˈsterədē Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands. （尤指用手做事的）灵巧；熟练 her dexterity with chopsticks 她对筷子的运用自如。 his record testifies to a certain dexterity in politics 他的履历证明他有一定的政治手腕。 Example sentencesExamples - On the one hand he had shown a great lack of manual dexterity, but he now showed that he had great talents for learning, especially mathematics.
- These were tests of their ability to withstand pain and to practise athletic dexterity.
- Of course, much political dexterity will be required to keep ties with both China and Japan stable without angering one or the other.
- This is to a degree a matter of physical skill, training and dexterity.
- We could not help hugging dear old Cowboy Bill, to whose skill and dexterity, in all probability, we owed our lives.
- Not unexpectedly, this building displays John Wardle's architectural dexterity and virtuoso skill.
- He has verbal dexterity and rhyming skills which very few rap artists have.
- Known simply as hockey in North America, it is a fast and exciting game that requires from its players great skill, dexterity and physical stamina.
- As her dementia grows severe, she will struggle more with manual dexterity and motor functions, Leverenz says.
- Of course the technique was specialized and required dexterity and experience to execute well.
- Whenever he can, on most weekends and when guests are invited, Abnash dons the chef's cap and apron and handles pans and ladles with dexterity.
- Scottish working people have traditionally valued intelligence and linguistic dexterity in their political leaders.
- Hopeless is the most polite word I can think of to describe my complete lack of skill, coordination and dexterity.
- After a few weeks I got so I could move my feet with the same agility and dexterity as my hands.
- It thus encourages mental agility as well as physical dexterity, speed and good hand-eye co-ordination.
- After that, she began using the chopsticks with increased dexterity and was filling her own stomach in no time.
- The Aborigines made a highly interesting exhibition of skill and dexterity in the use of the boomerang and throwing spears.
- They are the only primates in the world that subsist on grass, and they have the greatest manual dexterity of any monkey on earth.
- Kasia is a wonderful musician and plays the violin with great dexterity.
- Ageing affects us all, but under the new pension scheme we will still be expected to continue to be on call and perform with the same dexterity until the age of 65.
Synonyms deftness, adeptness, adroitness, agility, nimbleness, handiness, ability, capability, talent, skilfulness, skill, proficiency, accomplishment, expertise, experience, efficiency, effortlessness, slickness, mastery, delicacy, knack, facility, artistry, sleight of hand, craft, finesse, felicity shrewdness, astuteness, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, acuteness, acumen, acuity, intelligence
OriginEarly 16th century (in the sense ‘mental adroitness’): from French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter ‘on the right’. |