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 Definitions of Dexterity  [ɛkˈstɛr ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'Dexterity' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) dexterity
skill or adroitness in using the body or esp. the hands.

2.  dexterity
mental adroitness or skill; cleverness.

Etymology:  (1520–30; < L dexteritās readiness =dexter skillful (see dexter ) +-itās -ity)

Definition of 'Dexterity' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight
adroitness in using the hands
Definition of 'Dexterity' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Dexterity
right-handedness

2. (noun) Dexterity
readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel

3. (noun) Dexterity
readiness in the use or control of the mental powers; quickness and skill in managing any complicated or difficult affair; adroitness
Translation of 'Dexterity' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands
She showed her dexterity with a needle and thread.
Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vaardigheid Arabic flag Arabic: مَهارَه، خِفَّةُ يَد Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: сръчност
Brazilian flag Brazilian: destreza Czech flag Czech: zručnost, obratnost German flag German: die Geschicklichkeit
Danish flag Danish: fingerfærdighed Greek flag Greek: επιδεξιότητα Spanish flag Spanish: destreza, habilidad
Estonian flag Estonian: (käte)osavus Farsi flag Farsi: مهارت؛ تردستی Finnish flag Finnish: näppäryys
French flag French: dextérité Hebrew flag Hebrew: זְרִיזוּת Hindi flag Hindi: निपुणता
Croatian flag Croatian: spretnost, vještina Hungarian flag Hungarian: kézügyesség Indonesian flag Indonesian: ketrampilan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (hand)lagni Italian flag Italian: destrezza Japanese flag Japanese: 器用さ
Korean flag Korean: 손재주 있음 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: miklumas, nagingumas Latvian flag Latvian: veiklība; izveicība
Malay flag Malay: kemahiran Dutch flag Dutch: handigheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: fingerferdighet, dyktighe
Polish flag Polish: zręczność, sprawność Persian flag Persian: مهارت؛ تردستی Pashto flag Pashto: تكړه توب، مهارت، استاذى:
Portuguese flag Portuguese: destreza Romanian flag Romanian: dexteri­tate, îndemnare Russian flag Russian: проворство
Slovak flag Slovak: obratnosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: ročnost Serbian flag Serbian: spretnost
Swedish flag Swedish: fingerfärdighet, händighe Thai flag Thai: ความคล่องแคล่ว Turkish flag Turkish: hüner, beceriklilik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 敏捷，靈巧 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: спритність, моторність Urdu flag Urdu: چابکدستی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự khéo tay Chinese flag Chinese: 敏捷，灵巧

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