He did it with the finesse we've come to expect from Tom.
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Finesse
//fɪˈnɛs//
Synonyms for "finesse" (239 found)
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Closest matches (48)
Strong matches (72)
conspirecontrivancecontrivingcontrolcook upcoordinationcounterminecounterplotcovincraftcraftinesscraftsmanshipcritical nicenesscriticalnesscultivated tastecultivationculturecunningcunningnessdaintiness
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dashdeceitdeceivedeceptiondeep-laid plotdeftnessdeludedevicedexteritydexterousnessdextrousnessdiplomacydiscretiondiscriminating tastediscriminatingnessdiscriminationdiscriminativenessdodgeefficiencyelaneleganceengineerengineeringexcellenceexpedientexpertiseexpertnessexploitfacilityfastidiousnessfeelfeelingfinaglefinaglingfine italian handfine palatefoolfoxinessframeframe upframe-upgamegamesmanshipgood tastegracegracefulnessgracilitygraciosity
Noun(4 words)
Related words (119)
graciousnessgripguilehandinesshatchhatch a plothatch uphoodwinkhorsemanshipingeniousnessingenuityinsidiousnessintrigueinventivenessitalian handjockeyjudiciousnessknackknow howknow-how
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lay a plotlittle gamemachinatemachinationmaking distinctionsmaneuvermaneuveringmanipulatemanipulationmanoeuvremarksmanshipmastershipmasterynicenessniceness of distinctionnicetyone upmanshipone-upmanshipoperateoutwitpalatepanacheplayplotplottingpolishpractical abilityproficiencyprowessqualityquicknessreadinessrefined discriminationrefined palaterefinementresourceresourcefulnessrigriggingrusesatanic cunningsavoir fairesavoir-fairesavvyschemeschemeryschemingseamanshipselectivenesssensesensibilitysensitivitysharpnessshiftshiftinessshrewdnessskillskillfulnessslipperinessslynesssneakinesssophisticationsophistrystealthstealthinessstratagemstrategystylesubtiltysubtlenesssubtletysupplenesstacttactfulnesstalenttastetastefulnesstechnical brilliancetechnical masterytechnical skilltechniquetimingtricktrickinesstwist and turnunderplotvirtuositywanglewarinessweb of intriguewilewileswilinesswire pullingwire-pullingwitwizardryworkmanship
Verb(1 words)
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Translations
48 translations across 17 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- بَرَاعَة noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Bulgarian
3 entries- импас noun ((card games) technique to win a trick)
- умела постъпка noun (adroit manoeuvre)
- финес noun (skill in handling or manipulation of a situation)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 手腕 noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 手腕 noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- 智巧 noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Danish
2 entries- knibe verb (to play (a card) as a finesse)
- knibe verb (to attempt to win a trick by finessing)
Finnish
4 entries- finessi noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- hienostuneisuus noun (skill in handling or manipulation of a situation)
- hienostuneisuus noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- hyvä veto noun (adroit manoeuvre)
French
4 entries- finesse noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- impasse noun ((card games) technique to win a trick)
- finasser verb (to handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way)
- impasse verb (to play (a card) as a finesse)
Galician
1 entries- tento noun (skill in handling or manipulation of a situation)
Georgian
1 entries- დახვეწილობა noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
German
4 entries- Feinheit noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- Finesse noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- Geschick noun (skill in handling or manipulation of a situation)
- Raffinesse noun (skill in handling or manipulation of a situation)
Japanese
1 entries- 技巧 noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Macedonian
1 entries- финеса noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Polish
4 entries- finezja noun (skill in handling or manipulation of a situation)
- finezja noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- impas noun ((card games) technique to win a trick)
- przebiegłość noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Portuguese
2 entries- fineza noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- fino noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Russian
4 entries- изя́щество noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- ло́вкость noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- проре́зывание noun ((card games) technique to win a trick)
- то́нкость noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Spanish
4 entries- fineza noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
- mónita noun (adroit manoeuvre)
- amañar verb (to handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way)
- apañar verb (to handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way)
Swedish
1 entries- finess noun (property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill)
Sample sentences
30 total sentences available.
His style involves brute force, not finesse.
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A lot of people can do that, but Tom does it with a rare finesse.
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His innate understanding of pleasure allows him to explore and fulfill fantasies with finesse.
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