† sleightnessn.

Forms: In 1500s sleyght-, slight-.

Etymology: < sleight n.¹ + -ness suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Craftiness, adroitness, or subtlety of dealing or policy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > deep or subtle

deepnessa1000

subtletyc1300

subtlehead1340

subtilitya1393

subtlenessa1398

subtiltyc1405

subtilesse?1473

subtileness1474

finesse1522

sleightness1526

profoundness1605

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. i. ix. sig. FF.iii^v Fraude, discete or slyghtnesse, periury,..with suche other.

a1566 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer (1577) iv. sig. V.vii Aristotle so well knew the nature of Alexander, and with slightnesse framed himselfe so wel therafter.

a1566 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer (1577) iv. sig. V.vii As occasion serueth wyth slightnesse to enter in fauour with him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	sleightness
释义	† sleightnessn. Forms: In 1500s sleyght-, slight-. Etymology: < sleight n.¹ + -ness suffix. Obsolete. rare. Craftiness, adroitness, or subtlety of dealing or policy. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > deep or subtle deepnessa1000 subtletyc1300 subtlehead1340 subtilitya1393 subtlenessa1398 subtiltyc1405 subtilesse?1473 subtileness1474 finesse1522 sleightness1526 profoundness1605 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. i. ix. sig. FF.iii^v Fraude, discete or slyghtnesse, periury,..with suche other. a1566 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer (1577) iv. sig. V.vii Aristotle so well knew the nature of Alexander, and with slightnesse framed himselfe so wel therafter. a1566 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer (1577) iv. sig. V.vii As occasion serueth wyth slightnesse to enter in fauour with him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1526
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