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  • 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 — [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 — Fi*nesse , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Finessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Finessing}.] 1. To use artifice or stratagem. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • finesse — I noun acuteness, adeptness, adroitness, artful management, artfulness, artifice, astuteness, canniness, cunning, deception, deftness, delicacy, elegance, grace, guile, maneuver, nicety, polish, prowess, refined discrimination, refinement, ruse,… …   Law 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

  • finesse — n. & v. n. 1 refinement. 2 subtle or delicate manipulation. 3 artfulness, esp. in handling a difficulty tactfully. 4 Cards an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not the highest held. v. 1 intr. & tr. use or achieve by finesse. 2 Cards a… …   Useful english 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

  • finesse — I. n. Artifice, strategy, stratagems, ruses, manoeuvring, wiles, cunning, craft. II. v. n. Use stratagem, practise tricks, employ artifice, manoeuvre …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • contre-finesse — CONTRE FINESSE. s. f. Finesse opposée à une autre, dont on se sert contre une personne qui use ellemême de finesse. User de contre finesse …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798

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