dexterousnessn.
The quality of being dexterous or adroit in mind or body; dexterity.
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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun]
i-witc888
anyitOE
understandinga1050
ferec1175
skillwisenessa1200
quaintisec1300
brainc1325
cunning1340
reder1340
cunningnessa1400
sentencec1400
intelligence?1435
speculation1471
ingeny1474
cunningheadc1475
capacity1485
pregnancyc1487
dexterity1527
pregnance?1533
shift1542
wittiness1543
ingeniousness1555
conceitedness1576
pate1598
conceit1604
ingeniosity1607
dexterousness1622
talent1622
ingenuousness1628
solertiousnessa1649
ingenuity1651
partedness1654
brightness1655
solerty1656
prettiness1674
long head1694
long lega1705
cleverness1755
smartness1800
cleverality1828
brain power1832
knowledgeability1834
braininess1876
cerebrality1901
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill > dexterity
hagherlaikc1175
sleight1390
sleight of handa1500
dexterity1548
manage1598
dexterousness1622
neat-handedness1839
1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. **va The modesty and dextrousnes of his style.
1674 A. Cremer tr. J. Scheffer Hist. Lapland xxvi. 124 Olaus Magnus..wonderfully extols their dextrousness herein.
1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 66 The subtlety and dexterousness of these Natives.
1867 A. D. Whitney Summer in Leslie Goldthwaite's Life ix. 153 With dextrousness and pains and sacrifice.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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