n.
Pronunciation: f ə - ' nes
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from fin
Date: 1528
1 : refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
2 : skillful handling of a situation : adroit maneuvering
3 : the withholding of one's highest card or trump in the hope that a lower card will take the trick because the only opposing higher card is in the hand of an opponent who has already played