sleight

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪt

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse slœgð (“‘cunning’”), from slœgr (“‘sly’”).

[edit] Noun

sleight (plural sleights)

1. Cunning; craft; artful practice.
2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.

[edit] Derived terms

• sleight of hand