DEXTERITY

n. 1 touch, nimbleness, adroitness, deftness, facility, knack, skill, proficiency; sleight of hand Much fine rug-weaving is done by little children because of the dexterity of their small fingers 2 cleverness, ingenuity, ingeniousness, tact, astuteness, keenness, sharpness, shrewdness, cunning, guile, canniness, artfulness I admire his dexterity in arguing the case in court He exercised great dexterity in eluding capture.