adroitness
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7.5
- noun
- /əˈdrɔɪtnəs/
:
habilidad
- The artist displayed remarkable adroitness in capturing the intricate details of the landscape.
Examples
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Their ability to use urban income to resist migratory pressures testifies to the adroitness of these vendors in coping with the demands of life within a complex society.
Academic text (1990) -
Although parents and grandparents possessed greater world knowledge in many areas, there were times when they recognized their dependence on the nimble-fingered skill and adroitness of the young.
Academic text (2014) -
To her, it wasn't the amount so much as the adroitness of the sting.
Fiction book (2001) -
More socially relaxed individuals have an easier time of it; social adroitness might involve costume changes.
Blog text (13) -
The consensus-building process relies on a middle manager's social adroitness as well.
Academic text (2003) -
Over two years, students will develop physical adroitness with welding tools and attune their senses to welding's demands.
Academic text (2011) -
Her verbal adroitness impressed everyone during the debate competition.
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With great adroitness, he solved the complex puzzle in just a few minutes.
Synonyms
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6.1
Clever new thinking that finds solutions to problems and makes useful things
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3.7
Quick, easy movement with good balance and steady control
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4.2
An ability to do something easily and well
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7.9
Skill at making good, quick decisions in a specific area
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5.3
Skill and ease when using the hands or body
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2.8
Quick thinking that finds smart new ideas and solutions
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6.4
Practical knowledge and good judgment in everyday matters
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8.1
Ability to think quickly and clearly
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4.1
Ability to think and respond very fast in the mind
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6.3
Skill in judging people or situations and using it to gain advantage
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5.1
Skill and quick ease when using your hands
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6.9
Skill in understanding people or situations quickly and using that to your advantage
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3.4
A skill in working with data and digital tools easily and confidently
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5.6
A high level of skill at doing something
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7.0
A quick and clear way of thinking
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4.8
Quick thinking that helps you understand and answer fast
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7.5
Being careful and clever when making decisions about money
A mind that thinks quickly and makes sensible decisions
Being clever and skillful at making or finding new solutions
Antonyms
How Skillful
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4.2
302
4.9
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7.5
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1.0
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4.1
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1.0
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4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Adroitness comes from French adroit, from à droit which means 'to the right' or 'in the right way'. So adroitness is the quality of doing something the correct, skillful way, which is why it means skill or cleverness in action.