FINESSE Synonyms

• skillful performance or ability without difficulty

• the quality of being adroit in taking unfair advantage

• the power of creative imagination

• intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty

• the property of being ingenious

• adroitness in using the hands

• great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity

• power to dominate or defeat

• the act of mastering or subordinating someone

• a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

• a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

• great coolness and composure under strain

• be motionless, in suspension

• prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

• cause to be balanced or suspended

• hold or carry in equilibrium

• of or relating to Poland or its people or culture

• the property of being smooth and shiny

• the Slavic language of Poland

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• a preparation used in polishing

• make (a surface) shine

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

• the quality of having great facility and competence

• skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

• an ability that has been acquired by training

• ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

• the state of being cognitively skillful

• how something is done or how it happens

• a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

• a particular kind (as to appearance)

• the popular taste at a given time

• (botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma

• editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving

• a slender bristlelike or tubular process

• designate by an identifying term

• make consistent with a certain fashion or style

• make consistent with certain rules of style

• consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense

• To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or strategem.

• To play (a card) as a finesse.

• To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.

• To attempt to win a trick by finessing.

• To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.

• The act of handling something with care or skill.

• the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance

• something considered choice to eat

• refined taste; tact

• slenderness

• lack of physical strength

• subtly skillful handling of a situation

• lightness in movement or manner

• knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

• subtly skillful handling of a situation