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sleight

noun \ˈslīt\

Definition of SLEIGHT

1
:  deceitful craftiness; also :  stratagem
2
:  dexterity, skill
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Origin of SLEIGHT

Middle English, from Old Norse slœgth, from slœgr sly — more at sly
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SLEIGHT

Synonyms
artifice, device, dodge, fetch, flimflam, gambit, gimmick, jig, juggle, knack, play, ploy, scheme, shenanigan, trick, stratagem, wile
Antonyms
awkwardness, clumsiness, gaucheness, gawkiness, gawkishness, gracelessness, ham-handedness, heavy-handedness, klutziness, ungainliness

Rhymes with SLEIGHT

bight, bite, blight, bright, byte, cite, dight, dite, fight, flight, fright, height, hight, kite, knight, krait, kyte, light, lite, might, mite, night, plight, quite, right, rite, sight, site, slight, smite, spite, sprite, tight, trite, white, wight, wite, wright, write

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  1. sleight
  2. sleight of hand
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