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Deftness

The quality of being deft.

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Dexterity 76% connected

Right-handedness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Sleight 76% connected

Cunning; craft; artful practice.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Touch 76% connected

To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against; to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or rest on.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deft 74% connected

Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Deft 74% connected

Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Adeptness 92% connected

The quality of being adept; skill.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Adroitness 92% connected

The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Facility 92% connected

The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Quickness 92% connected

The condition or quality of being quick or living; life.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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