† sleightnessn.
Obsolete. rare.
Craftiness, adroitness, or subtlety of dealing or policy.
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the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > deep or subtle
deepnessa1000
subtletyc1300
subtlehead1340
subtilitya1393
subtlenessa1398
subtiltyc1405
subtilesse?1473
subtileness1474
finesse1522
sleightness1526
profoundness1605
1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. i. ix. sig. FF.iiiv Fraude, discete or slyghtnesse, periury,..with suche other.
a1566 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer (1577) iv. sig. V.vii Aristotle so well knew the nature of Alexander, and with slightnesse framed himselfe so wel therafter.
a1566 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer (1577) iv. sig. V.vii As occasion serueth wyth slightnesse to enter in fauour with him.
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n.1526- cross-dressing
- cross-dye
- cross-dyeing
- cross-examination
- cross-examine
- cross-examiner
- cross-examining
- cross-eye
- cross-eyed
- cross-eyedness
- cross-eyes
- cross-fade
- cross-fading
- cross-fam
- cross-fault
- cross-ferry
- cross-fertilizable
- cross-fertilization
- cross-fertilize
- cross-fertilized
- cross-fertilizes
- cross-fertilizing
- cross-fetter
- cross-file
- cross-filed