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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

ability, acuity, acuteness, address, adeptness, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, aptness, art, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, astuteness, braininess, bravura, brightness, brilliance, canniness, capability, capacity, clear thinking, cleverness, command, competence, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, dexterousness, dextrality, dextrocularity, dextroduction, dextrogyration, dextrorotation, dextrousness, dextroversion, diplomacy, efficiency, effortlessness, esprit, expertise, facility, finesse, flair, genius, giftedness, gifts, grace, grip, guile, handiness, horsemanship, ingeniousness, ingenuity, keen-wittedness, keenness, knack, know-how, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, mental alertness, mercurial mind, native cleverness, nimble mind, nimble-wittedness, nimbleness, nous, practical ability, proficiency, prowess, quick parts, quick thinking, quick wit, quick-wittedness, quickness, readiness, ready wit, resource, resourcefulness, right-handedness, rightness, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, shrewdness, skill, skillfulness, sleight, sleight of hand, smartness, smarts, smoothness, sprightly wit, style, tact, tactfulness, talent, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, timing, touch, virtuosity, wit, wizardry, workmanship

Dictionary Results for dexterity:

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

dexterity
    n 1: adroitness in using the hands [syn: dexterity, manual
         dexterity, sleight]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dexterity \Dex*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. dexteritas, fr. dexter: cf. F.
   dext['e]rit['e]. See Dexter.]
   1. Right-handedness.
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   2. Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease
      in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as,
      dexterity with the chisel.
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            In youth quick bearing and dexterity. --Shak.
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   3. Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers;
      quickness and skill in managing any complicated or
      difficult affair; adroitness.
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            His wisdom . . . was turned . . . into a dexterity
            to deliver himself.                   --Bacon.
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            He had conducted his own defense with singular
            boldness and dexterity.               --Hallam.

   Syn: Adroitness; activity; nimbleness; expertness; skill;
        cleverness; art; ability; address; tact; facility;
        aptness; aptitude; faculty. See Skill.
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