manual skill
Craft with hands
Manual skill is the ability to work effectively with one's hands—the dexterity and coordination needed for tasks like sewing, woodworking, surgery, or playing an instrument.
The term emphasizes learned physical competence rather than raw strength: The job requires manual skill and patience.
Someone with good manual skills can manipulate tools and materials with precision and control.
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- nimble fingersAgile, precise manual dexterity
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- handiworkHandmade work product
- finesseSubtle, deft handling
nimble · fingers · steady hands · hand-eye coordination · precision · touch · grip · artisan · technique · muscle memory · trade · carpentry · stitching · weaving · sculpting · carving · knack · hands-on
- dexteritydexterous, nimble, agile, adroit, deft
- hands-on skillscraftsmanship, tool use, carpentry, plumbing, welding
- crafttechnique, craftsmanship, workmanship, handiwork, mastery
- brain lateralitylaterality, handedness, brain lateralization, left-handedness, right-handedness
manual skillabstract thinking
Cognition beyond physical reality
mental acuity · book learning · conceptual understanding · classroom learning
manual skillclumsiness
Lack of physical grace
ineptitude · ham-fistedness · awkwardness · butterfingers · fumbling
manual skillmental acuity
Sharpness of thought
brainpower · abstract reasoning · book smarts · analytical thinking · verbal fluency
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