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Definition of Finesse
1. Noun. Subtly skillful handling of a situation.
Generic synonyms: Tact, Tactfulness
Derivative terms: Diplomatic, Diplomatical, Discreet, Discreet
Definition of Finesse
1. n. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
2. v. i. To use artifice or stratagem.
Definition of Finesse
1. Noun. The property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance. ¹
2. Noun. Skill in handling of a situation. ¹
3. Noun. An adroit maneuver. ¹
4. Noun. (countable bridge) A technique which allows one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponent. ¹
5. Verb. (intransitive card games) ¹
6. Verb. (transitive card games) ¹
7. Verb. (transitive) To handle or manage carefully or skillfully. ¹
8. Verb. (transitive) To evade. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Finesse
1. to bring about by adroit maneuvering [v FINESSED, FINESSING, FINESSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finesse
Literary usage of Finesse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Philosophical Dictionary by Voltaire (1824)
"finesse is not exactly subtlety; we draw a person into a snare with finesse; ...
Distrust is inspired by an unsparing use of finesse; yet we almost always ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1835)
"finesse is a novel of the domestic class, and attempts to give a picture of
every-day life ... finesse contains nothing amounting to a plot or good story. ..."
3. The Diplomatic Relations of England with the Quadruple Alliance, 1815-1830 by Louis Calvert, Myrna M. Boyce, Paul Padgette (1918)
"... and All Actors Must Be Capable of Projecting the Primary Emotions—Tricking an
Audience—Sir Herbert Tree's finesse—In Called Bade—His Artifice in ..."
4. Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books by William Blackstone, George Sharswood, Barron Field (1875)
"... (in consequence of the fiction adopted after the conquest) were introduced
and laid upon them by the subt'<jty and finesse of the Norman , lawyers. ..."
5. Proceedings by International Congress of Americanists (1882)
"... tissées on a surtout admiré un manteau péruvien d'une grande finesse, dont la
décoration en couleur imitant des fleurs et des feuilles, était produite, ..."
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