- sleight
- sleight (n.) "cunning," late 13c., from O.N. sloegð "cleverness, cunning, slyness," from sloegr (see SLY (Cf. sly)). Term sleight of hand is attested from c.1400.
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Sleight — Sleight, n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl?g? (for sl?g?) slyness, cunning, fr. sl?gr (for sl?gr) sly, cunning. See {Sly}.] 1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] His sleight and his covin. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. An artful… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sleight — is a surname, and may refer to:* George Sleight (1853 1921), English trawler owner * Karl J. Sleight (born 1962), attorneyee also* Sleight of hand * Slight … Wikipedia
sleight — ► NOUN literary ▪ the use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive. ● sleight of hand Cf. ↑sleight of hand ORIGIN from Old Norse, sly … English terms dictionary
sleight — as in sleight of hand, is pronounced like slight. It is the noun equivalent of the adjective sly, as height is of high … Modern English usage
sleight — index false pretense, imposture, maneuver (trick) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sleight — [slīt] n. [ME < ON slœgth < slœgr, crafty, clever: see SLY] 1. cunning or craft used in deceiving 2. skill or dexterity … English World dictionary
Sleight — This unusual and interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and has two distinct possible sources, each with its own history and derivation. Firstly, Sleight may be an example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that… … Surnames reference
sleight — Synonyms and related words: adroitness, art, artful dodge, artifice, bag of tricks, blind, bluff, bosey, catch, chicane, chicanery, chouse, collusion, connivance, connivery, conspiracy, contrivance, coup, covin, craft, curve, curve ball, cute… … Moby Thesaurus
sleight — [slʌɪt] noun (in phr. sleight of hand) manual dexterity, typically in performing conjuring tricks. ↘skilful deception. Origin ME: sleight from sleghth cunning, skill , from ON slœgth, from slœgr sly … English new terms dictionary
sleight — n. archaic 1 a deceptive trick or device or movement. 2 dexterity. 3 cunning. Phrases and idioms: sleight of hand 1 dexterity esp. in conjuring or fencing. 2 a display of dexterity, esp. a conjuring trick. Etymology: ME sleghth f. ON sloegth f.… … Useful english dictionary
