dextrous

/'dekstərəs/ Cách viết khác : (dextrous) /'dekstrəs/

Thân thiện

The magician's dextrous fingers made the coin disappear.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Skillful and quick in physical movement, particularly with the hands: Describes someone who is adept, nimble, and proficient in manual tasks or physical coordination.
   • Mentally adroit or clever: Can describe someone who is skillful and quick in thinking or planning.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • The surgeon's dextrous hands performed the delicate operation with ease.
  • She is a dextrous programmer, writing elegant code quickly.
  • His dextrous handling of the negotiation avoided a major conflict.

Advanced Usage and Nuances

• The term often implies not just skill but also grace, speed, and ease of movement. It is frequently used in contexts requiring fine motor skills.
• "Dextrous with": Skilled in using a particular tool or instrument.
  • He is remarkably dextrous with a paintbrush.
• While historically related to right-handedness (from Latin , meaning "right"), its primary modern meaning is skillful agility, applicable to either hand.

Variants and Related Words

• Dexterous: The more common spelling variant; identical in meaning and usage to 'dextrous'.
• Dexterity (n): Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.
  • The job requires manual dexterity.
• Ambidextrous (adj): Able to use both hands with equal skill.
  • The ambidextrous artist can draw with either hand.

Synonyms

• Adroit: Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
• Nimble: Quick and light in movement or action; agile.
• Def: Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements.
• Skillful: Having or showing skill.

Antonyms

• Clumsy: Awkward in movement or in handling things.
• Inept: Having or showing no skill; clumsy.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
   • a deft waiter
   • deft fingers massaged her face
   • dexterous of hand and inventive of mind

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deft
• dexterous