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  • 1finesse — fi|nesse1 [fıˈnes] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: fin; FINE1] if you do something with finesse, you do it with a lot of skill and style ▪ Dario played the sonata with great finesse. finesse 2 finesse2 v [T] 1.) to handle a situation… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 2finesse — [[t]fɪne̱s[/t]] N UNCOUNT If you do something with finesse, you do it with great skill and style. ...handling momentous diplomatic challenges with tact and finesse …

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  • 3finesse — 1 noun (U) delicate and impressive skill: Dario played the sonata with finesse. 2 verb (T) 1 AmE to do something with style and delicate skill: The skier finessed the difficulties of the mountain. 2 to handle a situation well, but in a way that… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4finesse — [fə nes′] n. [Fr < OFr fin, FINE1] 1. adroitness and delicacy of performance 2. the ability to handle delicate and difficult situations skillfully and diplomatically 3. cunning; skill; artfulness; craft 4. Bridge an attempt to take a trick… …

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  • 5finesse — ► NOUN 1) refinement and delicacy. 2) subtle skill in handling or manipulating people or situations. 3) (in bridge and whist) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner. ► VERB 1) do in a subtle and delicate manner. 2)… …

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  • 6Finesse — In contract bridge and similar games, a finesse is a technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponents.If one can lead up to a finessable position such as ace queen, an… …

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  • 7Finesse Mitchell — Infobox Celebrity name = Finesse Mitchell caption = birth date = birth date|1972|06|12|mf=y birth place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. occupation = Entertainer, comedian salary = networth = website = footnotes = Finesse Mitchell (born June 12, 1972) is …

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  • 8finesse — /fi ness /, n., v., finessed, finessing. n. 1. extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc. 2. skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful management: exceptional… …

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  • 9finesse — fi•nesse [[t]fɪˈnɛss[/t]] n. v. nessed, ness•ing 1) extreme delicacy or subtlety in performance, skill, discrimination, etc 2) skill and adroitness in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation 3) a trick, artifice, or stratagem 4) gam an …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10finesse — /fəˈnɛs / (say fuh nes) noun 1. delicacy of execution; subtlety of discrimination. 2. artful management; craft; strategy. 3. an artifice or stratagem. 4. Croquet a strategic move whereby a player seems to waste a turn in order to gain a future… …