dexterities
Nimble hand abilities
Dexterities is the plural of dexterity, referring to multiple instances or types of skillful physical coordination, especially with the hands.
The word appears when distinguishing different kinds of manual or mental agility: The job required various dexterities—threading needles, tying knots, assembling tiny components.
It can also describe the combined skills of multiple people.
Underhanded control of others
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
handiwork · precision · needlework · typing speed · piano fingers · juggling · calligraphy · weaving
Quickness and ease
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- athleticismPhysical skill and agility
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
gracefulness · footwork · reflexes · flexibility · litheness · quickness · motor skills · suppleness
Quick, flexible thinking
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- adroitnessSkillful ease in action
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- sharp witQuick, biting cleverness
problem-solving · cognitive flexibility · astuteness · shrewdness · ingenuity · adaptability · quick-wittedness · strategic thinking
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- sleight of handSkillful manual deception
craftsmanship · handiwork · precision · needlework · typing speed · piano fingers · juggling · calligraphy · weaving · legerdemain
agility
Quickness and ease
- nimblenessEase of quick movement
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- athleticismPhysical skill and agility
balance · gracefulness · footwork · reflexes · flexibility · litheness · quickness · motor skills · suppleness · fluidity
mental agility
Quick, flexible thinking
- clevernessMental quickness and skill
- adroitnessSkillful ease in action
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
sharp wit · problem-solving · cognitive flexibility · astuteness · shrewdness · ingenuity · adaptability · quick-wittedness · strategic thinking · mental acuity
dexteritiesclumsiness
Lack of physical grace
awkwardness · gracelessness · fumbling · maladroitness · ungainliness
dexteritiesobtuseness
Slowness to understand
slowness · dullness · ineptitude · slow-wittedness · inflexibility
dexteritiesineptitudes
Instances of lacking skill
incompetencies · incapacities · inabilities · inadequacies · deficiencies
dexterity, dexterous, ambidextrous, dexterously, ambidexterity, dexterousness, ambidextrously, dexter