legerdemain

leg·er·de·main  (ljr-d-mn)

n.

1. Sleight of hand.

2. A show of skill or deceitful cleverness: financial legerdemain.

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[Middle English legerdemayn, from Old French leger de main : leger, light (from Vulgar Latin *levirius, from Latin levis; see leg^wh- in Indo-European roots) + de, of (from Latin d; see de-) + main, hand; see mortmain.]

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legerdemain [ˌlɛdʒədəˈmeɪn]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) another name for sleight of hand

2. cunning deception or trickery

[from Old French: light of hand]

legerdemainist  n

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legerdemain

skill in or practice of feats of dexterity that create a magical illusion. — legerdemainist, n.

See also: Performing

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skill in or practice of feats of dexterity that create a magical illusion. — legerdemainist, n.

See also: Magic

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

legerdemain - an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers conjuring trick, magic trick, thaumaturgy, magic, conjuration, deception, illusion, trick performance - the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment; "we congratulated him on his performance at the rehearsal"; "an inspired performance of Mozart's C minor concerto" card trick - a trick performed with playing cards prestidigitation, sleight of hand - manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

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legerdemain

noun

1. sleight of hand, prestidigitation the kind of legerdemain you'd expect from a magician

2. deception, manoeuvring, manipulation, cunning, artifice, trickery, subterfuge, feint, contrivance, chicanery, hocus-pocus, craftiness, artfulness, footwork (informal) financial and legal legerdemain

Translations

legerdemain [ˈledʒədəˈmeɪn] N → juego m de manos, prestidigitación f

legerdemain

n → Taschenspielerei f