finesse

finesse is a 7-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 11 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
2. adjective. The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
3. intransitive verb. To use artifice or stratagem.
4. intransitive verb. To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.
5. noun. subtly skillful handling of a situation

   Synonyms: delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness

Synonyms

delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness

Common word forms

finessed, finesser, finesses, finessing

Words from these letters

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