FINESSE


Meaning of FINESSE in English

I. fi ‧ nesse 1 /fəˈnes, fɪˈnes/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: fin ; ⇨ ↑ fine 1 ]

if you do something with finesse, you do it with a lot of skill and style:

Dario played the sonata with great finesse.

II. finesse 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]

1 . to handle a situation well, but in a way that is slightly deceitful

2 . American English to do something with a lot of skill and style

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.