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How to pronounce deftness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms adeptness, adroitness, facility, quickness
Type of skillfulness
Has types dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight, touch
Derivation deft

Examples of deftness

deftness
Her deftness navigating budget cuts at Michigan was another attraction, he said.
From the sacbee.com
As indeed is Jools Holland who deflects personal questions with polite deftness.
From the express.co.uk
Governing requires deftness in stereo, if I may be permitted an antiquarian term.
From the post-gazette.com
Each line is handled with a deftness that befits the cast Warner has assembled.
From the time.com
His partner, Dr. William Schachtman, remembered his deftness with the scalpel.
From the denverpost.com
Suri's deftness with Paji and Hema makes clear that he can be sly and amusing.
From the washingtonpost.com
He's also shown surprising deftness at the net and plenty of mental toughness.
From the straightsets.blogs.nytimes.com
That requires quite some deftness, and the ability to work while watching a screen.
From the nzherald.co.nz
His gestural brushwork captures clouds, trees, and distant mountains with deftness.
From the orlandosentinel.com
More examples
  • Adeptness: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
  • A skill is the learned capacity to carry out pre-determined results often with the minimum outlay of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. ...
  • The characteristic of being deft