finessenoun [ U ]
uk/fɪˈnes/us/fɪˈnes/great skill or style:
It was a disappointing performance that lacked finesse.
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Skill, talent and ability
- a magic touch idiom
- ability
- accomplishment
- accuracy
- acumen
- capability
- command
- dash
- ear
- effortless
- expertise
- facility
- faculty
- flair
- nose
- polish
- proficient
- prowess
- pyrotechnics
- qualification
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finesseverb [ T ]
uk/fɪˈnes/us/fɪˈnes/to deal with a situation or a person in a skilful and often slightly dishonest way:
She finessed the interview by playing down her lack of experience and talking about her long-standing interest in the field.
to improve something so it is the best it can possibly be:
After they'd finessed the software, they followed the people using it for several months.
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Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- lead sb a (merry) dance idiom
- poison
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- send/give out (all) the wrong signals idiom
- shaft
- wool
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