dexterity

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɛksˈtɛrəti/

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Etymology

Latin dexteritas, from dexter (“on the right”)

Noun

dexterity (uncountable)

1. Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

   Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity.

   She twirled the knife through her fingers with impressive dexterity.

Related terms

• dexterous
• ambidextrous

Translations

skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands

Bulgarian: сръчност (bg) f., ловкост (bg) f. Catalan: destresa (ca) f. Czech: zručnost (cs) f. Dutch: handigheid (nl) Finnish: näppäryys (fi), taitavuus (fi) French: dextérité (fr) f. German: Fingerfertigkeit (de) f., Geschicklichkeit (de) f. Greek: επιδεξιότητα (el) f., δεξιοσύνη (el) f., επιτηδειότητα (el) f., μαστοριά (el) f.

Hebrew: זריזות (he) f., גמישות (he) f., מיומנות (he) f., קלות תנועה Hungarian: kézügyesség (hu), ügyesség (hu) Japanese: 器用さ (kiyōsa) Macedonian: спретност (mk) (sprétnost) f., умешност (mk) (úmešnost) f. Polish: zręczność (pl) f., zwinność (pl) f. Romanian: dexteritate (ro) f., îndemânare (ro) f., iscusință (ro) f., dibăcie (ro) f. Spanish: destreza (es) f. Swedish: skicklighet (sv) c.