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finesse |
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finesse [fin-ness] Noun 1. elegant and delicate skill 2. subtlety and tact in handling difficult situations: a lack of diplomatic finesse 3. Bridge, whist an attempt to win a trick when opponents hold a high card in the suit led by playing a lower card Verb [-nessing, -nessed] 1. to bring about with finesse 2. Bridge, whist to play (a card) as a finesse [Old French]
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finesse noun 1. skill, style, know-how (informal) polish, craft, sophistication, cleverness, quickness, adroitness, adeptness |
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Perhaps Catherine was wrong in not demanding the cause of that gentle emotion -- but she was not experienced enough in the finesse of love, or the duties of friendship, to know when delicate raillery was properly called for, or when a confidence should be forced. Now the beautiful Eudosia--for beautiful, and even lovely, this glorious- looking creature was, in spite of a very badly modulated voice, certain inroads upon the fitness of things in the way of expression, and a want of a knowledge of the finesse of fine life--now the beautiful Eudosia had an intimate friend named Clara Caverly, who was as unlike her as possible, in character, education, habits, and appearance; and yet who was firmly her friend. He could not be an assassin, and it was repugnant to Monk to believe him to be a spy, but there was sufficient finesse and at the same time firmness in Athos to lead Monk to fancy he was a conspirator. |
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