sleight

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪt
• Homophones: slight

Etymology

From Old Norse slœgð (“cunning”), from slœgr (“sly”).

Noun

sleight (plural sleights)

1. Cunning; craft; artful practice.
2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.

Derived terms

• sleight of hand
• sleighty