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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Dexterity \Dex*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. dexteritas, fr. dexter: cf. F.
dext['e]rit['e]. See Dexter.]
1. Right-handedness.
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2. Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease
in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as,
dexterity with the chisel.
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In youth quick bearing and dexterity. --Shak.
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3. Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers;
quickness and skill in managing any complicated or
difficult affair; adroitness.
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His wisdom . . . was turned . . . into a dexterity
to deliver himself. --Bacon.
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He had conducted his own defense with singular
boldness and dexterity. --Hallam.

Syn: Adroitness; activity; nimbleness; expertness; skill;
cleverness; art; ability; address; tact; facility;
aptness; aptitude; faculty. See Skill.
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WordNet Dexterity
n : adroitness in using the hands [syn: manual dexterity, sleight]

Moby Dictionary
ability , acuity , acuteness , address , adeptness , adroitness ,
airmanship , aptitude , aptness , art , artfulness , artisanship ,
artistry , astuteness , braininess , bravura , brightness , brilliance ,
canniness , capability , capacity , clear thinking , cleverness ,
command , competence , control , coordination , craft , craftsmanship ,
cunning , deftness , dexterousness , dextrality , dextrocularity ,
dextroduction , dextrogyration , dextrorotation , dextrousness ,
dextroversion , diplomacy , efficiency , effortlessness , esprit ,
expertise , facility , finesse , flair , genius , giftedness , gifts ,
grace , grip , guile , handiness , horsemanship , ingeniousness ,
ingenuity , keen-wittedness , keenness , knack , know-how ,
marksmanship , mastership , mastery , mental alertness ,
mercurial mind , native cleverness , nimble mind , nimble-wittedness ,
nimbleness , nous , practical ability , proficiency , prowess ,
quick parts , quick thinking , quick wit , quick-wittedness ,
quickness , readiness , ready wit , resource , resourcefulness ,
right-handedness , rightness , savoir-faire , savvy , seamanship ,
sharp-wittedness , sharpness , shrewdness , skill , skillfulness ,
sleight , sleight of hand , smartness , smarts , smoothness ,
sprightly wit , style , tact , tactfulness , talent ,
technical brilliance , technical mastery , technical skill ,
technique , timing , touch , virtuosity , wit , wizardry , workmanship