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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Playing computer games can improve your manual dexterity.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "She twirled the pencil through her fingers with impressive dexterity.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page 15:",
"text": "With mutual toil, and intuitive dexterity, we built our commodious habitation in the hollow of a mango tree, that the fruit, which was then in bloſſom, might ſubſiſt our young.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:",
"text": "She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands."
],
"links": [
[
"hand",
"hand"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
],
"wikipedia": [
"Modern English"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/dɛksˈtɛɹɪti/"
},
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},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛɹɪti"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "srǎčnost",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сръчност"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "lovkost",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ловкост"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "destresa"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "jīqiǎo",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "機巧 /机巧"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "língqiǎo",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "靈巧 /灵巧"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zručnost"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "šikovnost"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fingerfærdighed"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "handigheid"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "näppäryys"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "taitavuus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dextérité"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moxerxebuloba",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "მოხერხებულობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "simarǯve",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "სიმარჯვე"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "osṭaṭuroba",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "ოსტატურობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gac̣apuloba",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "გაწაფულობა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "simḳvircxle",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "სიმკვირცხლე"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "šno",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "შნო"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Fingerfertigkeit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Geschicklichkeit"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Gewandtheit"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epidexiótita",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "επιδεξιότητα"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "dexiosýni",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "δεξιοσύνη"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "epitideiótita",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "επιτηδειότητα"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "mastoriá",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "μαστοριά"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "זריזות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "גמישות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "מיומנות"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "קלות תנועה"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "kézügyesség"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "ügyesség"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "fürgeség"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "ketangkasan"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "destrezza"
},
{
"alt": "きようさ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kiyōsa",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "器用さ"
},
{
"alt": "すばやさ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "subayasa",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "素早さ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "agilitās"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "pernīcitās"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "miklumas"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "spretnost",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "спретност"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "umešnost",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "умешност"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "handcræft"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "hüner",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "هنر"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "sanʼat, zanʼat",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "صنعت"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čire-dasti",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "چیرهدستی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "zebar-dasti",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "زبردستی"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "tar-dasti",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "تردستی"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zręczność"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zwinność"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "destreza"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dexteritate"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "îndemânare"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "iscusință"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dibăcie"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "abilitate"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lóvkostʹ",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ло́вкость"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "snoróvka",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "сноро́вка"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "provórnostʹ",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "прово́рность"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "provórstvo",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "прово́рство"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "podvížnostʹ",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "подви́жность"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "zručnosť"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "obratnosť"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "destreza"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "skicklighet"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fingerfärdighet"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "händighet"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "naipuṇyamu",
"sense": "skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands",
"word": "నైపుణ్యము"
}
],
"word": "dexterity"
}
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