dexterity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter (“on the right”), this is in reference to most people having greater fine motor skills in their right hand. Partially displaced native Old English handcræft, whence Modern English handcraft.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity.
She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity.
With mutual toil, and intuitive dexterity, we built our commodious habitation in the hollow of a mango tree, that the fruit, which was then in bloſſom, might ſubſiſt our young.
1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dexterities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
indexterity · unidexterity · sexterity
Relateds
Translations (68)
sv fingerfärdighet (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · nl handigheid (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · hu fürgeség (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · it destrezza (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · sk zručnosť (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · es desparpajo (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · mk спретност (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · de Fingerfertigkeit (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ota هنر (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · el μαστοριά (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ru сноро́вка (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · pl zwinność (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · fr dextérité (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · fi taitavuus (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ka სიმარჯვე (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · la pernīcitās (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ja 素早さ (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ro îndemânare (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · de Gewandtheit (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · sk obratnosť (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ka შნო (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ota صنعت (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · mk умешност (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · he זריזות (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · fa زبردستی (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ru прово́рность (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · bg сръчност (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · id ketangkasan (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · la agilitās (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · he מיומנות (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ka სიმკვირცხლე (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ro abilitate (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · fa تردستی (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ru прово́рство (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · bg ловкост (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · he קלות תנועה (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · de Geschicklichkeit (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · pl zręczność (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · cmn 機巧 /机巧 (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · fa چیرهدستی (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ka ოსტატურობა (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · sv skicklighet (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ja 器用さ (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · te నైపుణ్యము (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ka გაწაფულობა (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · fi näppäryys (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · hu ügyesség (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ro iscusință (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ru ло́вкость (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · el επιτηδειότητα (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · sv händighet (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ca destresa (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · da fingerfærdighed (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · pt destreza (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ru подви́жность (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · he גמישות (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ro dexteritate (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · es destreza (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ang handcræft (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ka მოხერხებულობა (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · lt miklumas (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · hu kézügyesség (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · el δεξιοσύνη (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · ro dibăcie (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · cs šikovnost (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · el επιδεξιότητα (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · cs zručnost (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands) · cmn 靈巧 /灵巧 (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands)