dexterity
Nimbleness of hand
Dexterity is skill and ease in using the hands or body.
A surgeon needs dexterity to perform delicate operations; a pianist's dexterity allows rapid passages.
The word extends to mental quickness and cleverness: She handled the awkward question with dexterity.
The adjective is dexterous or dextrous.
Appendages of the hand
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
- thumbShort opposable digit
- wristHand-forearm connection
- palmHand's flat interior
tendons · knuckles · phalanges · fingertips · joints · opposable · metacarpals · ligaments
Quick and light-moving
- agileLimber and quick-moving
- quickMoving with speed
- litheSupple and graceful
- suppleFlexing without damage
flexible · spry · graceful · light-footed · limber · fleet · swift · acrobatic
Supernatural or illusory power
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
misdirection · palming · flourish · vanish · pickpocketing · trickery · sleight-of-hand · cups-and-balls
Highly developed ability
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- masteryComplete skill or control
- facilitySkill or equipped premises
aptitude · competence · knack · talent · technique · prowess · craftsmanship · artistry
Acceptable in quality
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- meticulousnessExtreme carefulness in details
finesse · subtlety · intricacy · detail · refinement · steadiness · calibration · hairsbreadth
Vision-movement synchronization
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- timingArt of choosing moments
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
- reflexesAutomatic physical responses
fluidity · rhythm · kinesthetics · proprioception · steadiness · control · sequencing · bilateral
Skilled manual tradesperson
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- potteryFired clay objects
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- knittingLoop-based textile making
embroidery · calligraphy · origami · carpentry · tailoring · quilting · leatherwork · glassblowing
Secure manual hold
- graspSeize or understand
- handlingTreatment or management
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- tactileOf the touching sense
prehensile · pinch · tweezing · threading · knotting · lacing · buttoning · typing
Dominant on sinister side
- right-handedFavoring one's stronger side
- lateralityDominant side tendency
- switch-hittingBatting from either side
fingers
Appendages of the hand
palm · tendons · knuckles · phalanges · fingertips · joints · opposable · metacarpals · ligaments · flexor
nimble
Quick and light-moving
supple · flexible · spry · graceful · light-footed · limber · fleet · swift · acrobatic · athletic
magic
Supernatural or illusory power
- legerdemainSkillful hand-based deception
- prestidigitationSkillful hand-based illusions
- conjuringPerforming magical illusions
illusion · misdirection · palming · flourish · vanish · pickpocketing · trickery · sleight-of-hand · cups-and-balls · thimblerig
adeptness
Highly developed ability
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- masteryComplete skill or control
facility · aptitude · competence · knack · talent · technique · prowess · craftsmanship · artistry · virtuosity
fine
Acceptable in quality
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- delicacyRefined sensitivity or rarity
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
meticulousness · finesse · subtlety · intricacy · detail · refinement · steadiness · calibration · hairsbreadth · surgical
hand-eye
Vision-movement synchronization
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- timingArt of choosing moments
- synchronizationAligning timing across systems
reflexes · fluidity · rhythm · kinesthetics · proprioception · steadiness · control · sequencing · bilateral · neuromuscular
artisan
Skilled manual tradesperson
- woodworkingCraft of shaping lumber
- potteryFired clay objects
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
knitting · embroidery · calligraphy · origami · carpentry · tailoring · quilting · leatherwork · glassblowing · metalwork
grip
Secure manual hold
tactile · prehensile · pinch · tweezing · threading · knotting · lacing · buttoning · typing · picking
left-handed
Dominant on sinister side
- right-handedFavoring one's stronger side
- lateralityDominant side tendency
- switch-hittingBatting from either side
- hand skillsfinger snapping, fine motor skills, grasping, hand coordination, pinch
- coordinationbalance, timing, rhythm, synchronization, alignment
- maneuverabilityagility, nimbleness, handling, responsiveness, control
- motor controlmuscle control, hand control, coordination, fine motor skills, gross motor skills
- movementwalk, move, go, run, jump
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
dexterityclumsiness
Lack of physical grace
awkwardness · klutziness · gracelessness · ungainliness · ineptness
dexteritystupidity
Lack of intelligence
dullness · obtuseness · slow-wittedness · slowness · denseness
- manual dexteritySkilled use of hands
- verbal dexterityLinguistic skill and nimbleness
- finger dexteritySkilled hand manipulation ability