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View usage for: legerdemain in British English (ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn) noun1. another name for sleight of hand 2. cunning deception or trickery Derived forms legerdemainist (ˌlegerdeˈmainist) noun Word origin C15: from Old French: light of hand legerdemain in American English (ˌlɛdʒərdɪˈmeɪn) noun1. sleight of hand; skill of a stage magician 2. trickery of any sort; deceit Word origin ME < MFr leger de main, lit., light of hand < leger (< LL * levarius < L levis, light 2) + de (< L de, of, from) + main < L manus, hand Synonyms of 'legerdemain'sleight of hand, prestidigitation deception, manoeuvring, manipulation, cunning More Synonyms of legerdemain Definition the kind of legerdemain you'd expect from a magician Synonyms sleight of hand prestidigitation Definition cunning deception financial and legal legerdemain Synonyms manoeuvring manipulation contrivance hocus-pocus (informal) artfulness footwork (informal) Nearby words oflegerdemain - legation
- legend
- legendary
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- legibility
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Additional synonymsDefinition cleverness at deceiving an example of the cunning of modern art thieves Synonyms craftiness, guile, trickery, shrewdness, deviousness, artfulness, slyness, wiliness, foxiness Definition a misleading movement designed to distract an opponent, such as in boxing or fencing a tiny feint or lunge to one side Synonyms bluff, manoeuvre, dodge, mock attack, play, blind, distraction, pretence, expedient, ruse, artifice, gambit, subterfuge, stratagem, wileDefinition something said or done in order to confuse or trick someone Synonyms trickery, cheat, deception, delusion, hoax, deceit, swindle, artifice, humbug, chicanery, impostureDefinition a trick or deception used to achieve an objective Most people can see right through that type of subterfuge. Synonyms trick, dodge, ploy, shift, manoeuvre, deception, evasion, pretence, pretext, ruse, artifice, duplicity, stratagem, deviousness, machinationThey will resort to trickery in order to impress their clients. Synonyms deception, fraud, cheating, con (informal), hoax, pretence, deceit, dishonesty, swindling, guile, double-dealing, skulduggery (informal), chicanery, hanky-panky (informal), hokum (slang, US, Canadian), monkey business (informal), funny business, jiggery-pokery (informal, British), imposture |