dexterity
/dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/
dexterity noun: skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
Noun
dexterity (countable and uncountable, plural dexterities)
- Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
- Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity.
- She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity.
dexterity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
dexterity in Hindi
- dexterity, skill
- लाघव lāghav
- dexterity
- चालाकी cālākī
dexterity in Tamil
- கைத்திறம், கைப்பழக்கம், கைவினைத் திறன், திறனியைந்த இயக்கம், மென்மை
dexterity in Urdu
- dexterity
- دستکاری dastkārī
dexterity in Bengali
- dexterity, skill, artistry
- কৌশল kōuśol
- dexterity, adeptness, adroitness
- দক্ষতা dokkhota
More languagesFewer languages
- dexterity in Telugu
- నైపుణ్యము naipuṇyamu
- dexterity in Malayalam
- വലതുകൈത്തഴക്കം, കായികാദ്ധ്വാനനൈപുണ്യം, നൈപുണ്യം, സാമർത്ഥ്യം
- dexterity in Kannada
- ಕಯ್ಚಳಕ, ಜಾಣ್ಮೆ, ಕೌಶಲ್ಯ, ನೈಪುಣ್ಯ
- dexterity in Punjabi
- ਨਿਪੁੰਨਤਾ nipunntā
- dexterity in Sanskrit
- कौशल kauśala, दाक्षिण्य dākṣiṇya
- dexterity in Indonesian
- ketangkasan
- dexterity in Persian
- چیرهدستی čire-dasti, زبردستی zebar-dasti, تردستی tar-dasti
Examples of dexterity in a sentence
- With mutual toil, and intuitive dexterity, we built our commodious habitation in the hollow of a mango tree, that the fruit, which was then in bloſſom, might ſubſiſt our young.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et...
- She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination.1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
Forms of dexterity
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Origin of dexterity
Borrowed from Middle French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter (“on the right”), this is in reference to most people having greater fine motor skills in their right hand. Partially displaced native Old English handcræft, whence Modern English handcraft.
Words formed from dexterity
Words that rhyme with dexterity
Questions about dexterity
- What does dexterity mean?
- Dexterity means skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
- What is dexterity in Hindi?
- Dexterity in Hindi is लाघव (lāghav), चालाकी (cālākī). See Dexterity meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use dexterity in a sentence?
- With mutual toil, and intuitive dexterity, we built our commodious habitation in the hollow of a mango tree, that the fruit, which was then in bloſſom, might ſubſiſt our young.
- What part of speech is dexterity?
- Dexterity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dexterity?
- Dexterity is pronounced /dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/.
- What is the plural of dexterity?
- The plural of dexterity is dexterities.
Words near dexterity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: dexterity (page history and authors); चालाकी (Hindi) (page history and authors); dexterity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); دستکاری (Urdu) (page history and authors); কৌশল (Bengali) (page history and authors); dexterity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); dexterity (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਨਿਪੁੰਨਤਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); कौशल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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