dexterityn.

/dɛkˈstɛrɪti/

Etymology: < Latin dexteritās, < dexter : see dexter adj., n.², and adv. and -ity suffix. Compare French dexterité (1539 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), perhaps the immediate source.

1. Manual or manipulative skill, adroitness, neat-handedness; hence, address in the use of the limbs and in bodily movements generally.

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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill > dexterity

hagherlaikc1175

sleight1390

sleight of handa1500

dexterity1548

manage1598

dexterousness1622

neat-handedness1839

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Pref. (R.) A prince..of inuincible fortitude, of notable actiuitee, of dexteritee woonderfull.

1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 279 They have great dexteritie and skill in swimming.

1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 2 Able to handle his Peece with due dexteritie.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 107 A Chirurgian when he maketh incision.. had need to use great dexteritie.

1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xiii. 222 Some Turners to shew their Dexterity in Turning..Turn long and slender Sprigs of Ivory as small as an Hay-stalk.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. i. 12 To dispute with them the prize of superior strength or dexterity.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 382 His dexterity at sword and pistol made him a terror to all men.

a. Mental adroitness or skill; ‘readiness of expedient, quickness of contrivance, skill of management’ (Johnson); cleverness, address, ready tact. Sometimes in a bad sense: cleverness in taking an advantage, sharpness.

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the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun]

i-witc888

anyitOE

understandinga1050

ferec1175

skillwisenessa1200

quaintisec1300

brainc1325

cunning1340

reder1340

cunningnessa1400

sentencec1400

intelligence?1435

speculation1471

ingeny1474

cunningheadc1475

capacity1485

pregnancyc1487

dexterity1527

pregnance?1533

shift1542

wittiness1543

ingeniousness1555

conceitedness1576

pate1598

conceit1604

ingeniosity1607

dexterousness1622

talent1622

ingenuousness1628

solertiousnessa1649

ingenuity1651

partedness1654

brightness1655

solerty1656

prettiness1674

long head1694

long lega1705

cleverness1755

smartness1800

cleverality1828

brain power1832

knowledgeability1834

braininess1876

cerebrality1901

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun]

listOE

wiþercraftc1175

wilta1230

craftc1275

sleightc1275

engine?a1300

quaintisec1300

vaidiec1325

wilec1374

cautelc1375

sophistryc1385

quaintnessc1390

voisdie1390

havilon?a1400

foxeryc1400

subtletyc1400

undercraftc1400

practic?a1439

callidityc1450

policec1450

wilinessc1450

craftiness1484

gin1543

cautility1554

cunning1582

cautelousness1584

panurgy1586

policy1587

foxshipa1616

cunningnessa1625

subdolousness1635

dexterity1656

insidiousnessa1677

versuteness1685

pawkiness1687

sleight-hand1792

pawkery1820

vulpinism1851

downiness1865

foxiness1875

slimness1899

slypussness1908

1527 Chron. Calais (1846) 114 Expedyente that she by her greate wisdom and dexteryte do cause the kyng her sonne to write to such cardynelles as be at lyberte.

c1529 T. Wolsey in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 8 Aftyr your accustomable wysdom and dexteryte.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) 4 Comparit, to the deuot kyng, Numa pompilius..for his prudens ande dixtirite.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. v. 110 My admirable dexteritie of wit.

1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iv. 177 Persons of great maturity of judgement, of known dexterity in the Cannon Laws.

1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 99 Al manner of Calliditie or dexteritie to cheat and deceive.

1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 467 The dexterity that is universally practiced in those parts.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xv. 294 I admire his Address and Dexterity in Argument.

1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Two More Lett. on Catholics vi. 17 It is not..that the dexterity of honest Englishmen will ever equal the dexterity of French knaves.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §6. 404 Elizabeth trusted to her dexterity to keep out of the storm.

†b. with plural. A dexterous or clever act; in bad sense, a piece of ‘sharp practice’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill > dexterity > act or feat of

dexterity1577

trick1609

sleight of handa1626

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > unscrupulous > act or instance of

dexterity1577

Yorkshire bite1795

1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1738/2 Being aquainted with y^e Citizens knowing the corruptions & dexterities of them in such cases.

1621 G. Hellier in Lismore Papers (1888) 2nd Ser. III. 29 By dextereaties I yett retayne them.

1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 171 In pressing the law, besides other dexterities.

1805 J. Foster Ess. i. vii. 92 All these accommodating dexterities of reason.

†3. Handiness, conveniency, suitableness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [noun]

commodityc1425

handsomeness1530

commodiousness1570

commodation1578

commodiosity1589

conveniency1603

dexterity1611

conveniency1612

conveniencea1616

commodement1653

commodationa1676

1611 T. Coryate tr. H. Kirchner Another Oration in Crudities sig. Dd2 He..trauelleth..for the commodity of his studies, and the dexterity of his life.

1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket i. 18 A full belly is not of such dexteritie for the Deuils imployment, as a full braine.

4. literal. Right-handedness; the using of the right hand in preference to the left. rare and late.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [noun] > favouring one side

left-handednessa1631

dextrality1646

right-handedness1730

left-handiness1749

right-sidedness1837

sinistrality1852

sinisterity1854

left-leggednessa1861

dexteritya1882

mancinism1890

handedness1915

a1882 Lancet (O.) Dexterity appears to be confined to the human race, for the monkey tribes use the right and left limbs indiscriminately.

1885 Science V. June 460 In the drawings of the cave-men of France..the proportion of left-hand drawings is greatly in excess of what would now be found; but there is still a distinct preponderance of the right hand, which, however originated, has sufficed to determine the universal dexterity of the whole historic period.

1891 D. Wilson Right Hand 39 To determine the preference for one hand over the other, and so to originate the prevalent law of dexterity.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

单词	dexterity
释义	dexterityn. /dɛkˈstɛrɪti/ Etymology: < Latin dexteritās, < dexter : see dexter adj., n.², and adv. and -ity suffix. Compare French dexterité (1539 in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), perhaps the immediate source. 1. Manual or manipulative skill, adroitness, neat-handedness; hence, address in the use of the limbs and in bodily movements generally. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill > dexterity hagherlaikc1175 sleight1390 sleight of handa1500 dexterity1548 manage1598 dexterousness1622 neat-handedness1839 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Pref. (R.) A prince..of inuincible fortitude, of notable actiuitee, of dexteritee woonderfull. 1578 T. Nicholas tr. F. Lopez de Gómara Pleasant Hist. Conquest W. India 279 They have great dexteritie and skill in swimming. 1591 W. Garrard & R. Hitchcock Arte of Warre 2 Able to handle his Peece with due dexteritie. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 107 A Chirurgian when he maketh incision.. had need to use great dexteritie. 1680 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. xiii. 222 Some Turners to shew their Dexterity in Turning..Turn long and slender Sprigs of Ivory as small as an Hay-stalk. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. i. 12 To dispute with them the prize of superior strength or dexterity. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 382 His dexterity at sword and pistol made him a terror to all men. 2. a. Mental adroitness or skill; ‘readiness of expedient, quickness of contrivance, skill of management’ (Johnson); cleverness, address, ready tact. Sometimes in a bad sense: cleverness in taking an advantage, sharpness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [noun] i-witc888 anyitOE understandinga1050 ferec1175 skillwisenessa1200 quaintisec1300 brainc1325 cunning1340 reder1340 cunningnessa1400 sentencec1400 intelligence?1435 speculation1471 ingeny1474 cunningheadc1475 capacity1485 pregnancyc1487 dexterity1527 pregnance?1533 shift1542 wittiness1543 ingeniousness1555 conceitedness1576 pate1598 conceit1604 ingeniosity1607 dexterousness1622 talent1622 ingenuousness1628 solertiousnessa1649 ingenuity1651 partedness1654 brightness1655 solerty1656 prettiness1674 long head1694 long lega1705 cleverness1755 smartness1800 cleverality1828 brain power1832 knowledgeability1834 braininess1876 cerebrality1901 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] listOE wiþercraftc1175 wilta1230 craftc1275 sleightc1275 engine?a1300 quaintisec1300 vaidiec1325 wilec1374 cautelc1375 sophistryc1385 quaintnessc1390 voisdie1390 havilon?a1400 foxeryc1400 subtletyc1400 undercraftc1400 practic?a1439 callidityc1450 policec1450 wilinessc1450 craftiness1484 gin1543 cautility1554 cunning1582 cautelousness1584 panurgy1586 policy1587 foxshipa1616 cunningnessa1625 subdolousness1635 dexterity1656 insidiousnessa1677 versuteness1685 pawkiness1687 sleight-hand1792 pawkery1820 vulpinism1851 downiness1865 foxiness1875 slimness1899 slypussness1908 1527 Chron. Calais (1846) 114 Expedyente that she by her greate wisdom and dexteryte do cause the kyng her sonne to write to such cardynelles as be at lyberte. c1529 T. Wolsey in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 8 Aftyr your accustomable wysdom and dexteryte. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) 4 Comparit, to the deuot kyng, Numa pompilius..for his prudens ande dixtirite. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iv. v. 110 My admirable dexteritie of wit. View more context for this quotation 1656 J. Bramhall Replic. to Bishop of Chalcedon iv. 177 Persons of great maturity of judgement, of known dexterity in the Cannon Laws. 1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. III iii. 99 Al manner of Calliditie or dexteritie to cheat and deceive. 1703 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion II. viii. 467 The dexterity that is universally practiced in those parts. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xv. 294 I admire his Address and Dexterity in Argument. 1808 ‘P. Plymley’ Two More Lett. on Catholics vi. 17 It is not..that the dexterity of honest Englishmen will ever equal the dexterity of French knaves. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People vii. §6. 404 Elizabeth trusted to her dexterity to keep out of the storm. †b. with plural. A dexterous or clever act; in bad sense, a piece of ‘sharp practice’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > a bodily skill > manual skill > dexterity > act or feat of dexterity1577 trick1609 sleight of handa1626 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness > unscrupulous > act or instance of dexterity1577 Yorkshire bite1795 1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1738/2 Being aquainted with y^e Citizens knowing the corruptions & dexterities of them in such cases. 1621 G. Hellier in Lismore Papers (1888) 2nd Ser. III. 29 By dextereaties I yett retayne them. 1631 R. Bolton Instr. Right Comf. Affl. Consciences 171 In pressing the law, besides other dexterities. 1805 J. Foster Ess. i. vii. 92 All these accommodating dexterities of reason. †3. Handiness, conveniency, suitableness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > convenience > [noun] commodityc1425 handsomeness1530 commodiousness1570 commodation1578 commodiosity1589 conveniency1603 dexterity1611 conveniency1612 conveniencea1616 commodement1653 commodationa1676 1611 T. Coryate tr. H. Kirchner Another Oration in Crudities sig. Dd2 He..trauelleth..for the commodity of his studies, and the dexterity of his life. 1614 T. Adams Diuells Banket i. 18 A full belly is not of such dexteritie for the Deuils imployment, as a full braine. 4. literal. Right-handedness; the using of the right hand in preference to the left. rare and late. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [noun] > favouring one side left-handednessa1631 dextrality1646 right-handedness1730 left-handiness1749 right-sidedness1837 sinistrality1852 sinisterity1854 left-leggednessa1861 dexteritya1882 mancinism1890 handedness1915 a1882 Lancet (O.) Dexterity appears to be confined to the human race, for the monkey tribes use the right and left limbs indiscriminately. 1885 Science V. June 460 In the drawings of the cave-men of France..the proportion of left-hand drawings is greatly in excess of what would now be found; but there is still a distinct preponderance of the right hand, which, however originated, has sufficed to determine the universal dexterity of the whole historic period. 1891 D. Wilson Right Hand 39 To determine the preference for one hand over the other, and so to originate the prevalent law of dexterity. 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