Meaning & use
Deftness
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Skill and quickness in physical or mental movement; neat efficiency in performing a task.
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The surgeon completed the procedure with remarkable deftness.
Her deftness at the piano impressed the entire audience.
A note on using this word
Related to "deft," which comes from an Old English word originally meaning "meek" or "gentle" before evolving to mean "skillful."
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