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- SLEIGHT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Sleight is a noun that can refer either to a deceitful kind of craftiness, or to skill and dexterity It is typically found in the phrase "sleight of hand," or variations on that phrase (as in "sleight of pen")
- SLEIGHT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Sleight is by far most commonly used in the phrase sleight of hand, whose meanings are very similar to those of sleight: manual dexterity, general trickery, or a trick performed with quick and skillful hand movements
- slight vs. sleight : Commonly confused words | Vocabulary. com
Commonly confused words - Slight and sleight sound the same, but things that are slight are little and light, and sleight means slyness or sneakiness
- Slight vs. Sleight: Whats the Difference? - Grammarly
Slight, whether as an adjective or a verb, often denotes something minor or a form of disregard Sleight, in contrast, pertains to dexterity or trickery, closely associated with skillful manipulation Remembering these distinct meanings will ensure proper usage in writing and speech
- Sleight - definition of sleight by The Free Dictionary
sleight (slaɪt) n 1 skill; dexterity 2 an artifice; stratagem 3 cunning; craft
- SLEIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Again and again, with only minor variations, we see this sleight of hand at work
- sleight - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
sleight (countable and uncountable, plural sleights) Cunning; craft; artful practice If men have so many sleights to compass their matters, how can the compasser himself hold his fingers? Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill sleight From Middle English slight, from Old English sliht sleight
- sleight, n. ¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sleight, two of which are labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
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