sleight
See also: Sleight
English
Etymology
From Middle English sleight, sleght, sleythe, from Old Norse slœgð (“cunning”), from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō, from *slōgiz (“cunning”) (whence English sly). Doublet of slöjd/sloyd.
Pronunciation
Noun
sleight (plural sleights)
- Cunning; craft; artful practice.
- An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
- Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
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Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English sliht.
Adjective
sleight
- Alternative form of slight
Etymology 2
From Old Norse slœgð, from Proto-Germanic *slōgiþō; equivalent to sly + -th.
Alternative forms
- sleght, sleythe, sleȝþe, sliþe, sleighte, scleighte, sleiht, sleþþe, sleyþe, slight, sleȝt, sleiȝt, slyȝt, sleigþe, sleygt, sleyt, sleiþe, sleyhte, slithe, sliȝþe, slyghte, scliȝt, sleihte, sleyght, sleyghte, slet, sleyȝte, sleyte, sliȝt
Pronunciation
Noun
sleight (plural sleightes)
- Wit, shrewdness, judiciousness; the state of being wise.
- Adeptness, expertise; knowledge in a certain area.
- Tactics, plans, preparation; the act of readying.
- A tactic, approach, method, or accomplishment.
- Work, labour, might; that which is expended on a task.
- Detail; the finer or more intricate points of something.
- Cunning, sleight; craft; artful practice.
- An artful or deceiving trick; a sly artifice.
- (rare) Something of extreme attractiveness.
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Descendants
References
- “sleight, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.
Adjective
sleight
- Judicious, considered, shrewd; having or indicative of great wisdom.
- Sly, artful, wily; employing or being an example of deception.
References
- “sleight, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-05.
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