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• finesse — [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… …   English World dictionary

• Finesse (disambiguation) — Finesse can refer to: *Finesse, in contract bridge, a technique for gaining tricks by utilizing favorable lie of cards * Finesse (Toshiko Akiyoshi), a 1978 jazz trio recording by pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi. *Finesse Mitchell, an American comedian.… …   Wikipedia

• finesse — ► 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)… …   English terms dictionary

• Finesse — 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… …   Wikipedia

• Bridge maxims — This article includes a miscellany of short laws , rules and rule of thumb advice (in alphabetical order). Each has some merit but none is always true:Maxims Bidding * If you have a choice of reasonable bids and one of them is 3NT, then bid it.… …   Wikipedia

• finesse — /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… …   Universalium

• finesse — 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

• finesse — /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… …  

• finesse — noun 1》 impressive skill and delicacy.     ↘subtle skill in dealing with people or situations. 2》 (in bridge and whist) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner. verb 1》 achieve with subtlety and skill.     ↘slyly… …   English new terms dictionary

• finesse (someone) — vb American to outmanoeuvre, cleverly manipulate or cheat someone. From the technique in contract bridge. Originally a cardsharps term, now in general use …   Contemporary slang

• Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… …   Wikipedia