English-Thai Dictionary

sleight

N กลอุบาย  เล่ห์เหลี่ยม  hoax trick kon-u-bai

 

sleight

N การ หลอกลวง  การ ตบตา  kan-lok-luang

 

sleight

N ความ เชี่ยวชาญ  ความชำนาญ  dexterity skill kwam-chiao-chan

 

sleight of hand

N ความว่องไว ของ การ ใช้ มือ แสดง กล หรือ เกม ไพ่  legerdemain kwam-wong-wai-kong-kan-chai-mue

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SLEIGHT

n.slite. 1. An artful trick; sly artifice; a trick or feat so dexterously performed that the manner of performance escapes observation; as sleight of hand.
2. Dexterous practice; dexterity.

 

SLEIGHTFUL, SLEIGHTY

a.Artful; cunningly dexterous.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SLEIGHT

Sleight, n. Etym: [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel. sl (for sl )slyness, cunning, fr. sl (for sl ) sly, cunning. See Sly. ]

 

1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs. ] "His sleight and his covin. " Chaucer.

 

2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. The world hath many subtle sleights. Latimer.

 

3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Chaucer. "The juggler's sleight. " Hudibras. Sleight of hand, legerdemain; prestidigitation.

 

SLEIGHTFUL

SLEIGHTFUL Sleight "ful, a.

 

Defn: Cunning; dexterous. [Obs. ]

 

SLEIGHTLY

SLEIGHTLY Sleight "ly, adv.

 

Defn: Cunningly. [Obs. ] Huloet.

 

SLEIGHTY

SLEIGHTY Sleight "y, a.

 

Defn: Cunning; sly. [Obs. ] Huloet.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sleight

sleight |slīt slaɪt | ▶noun literary the use of dexterity or cunning, esp. so as to deceive: except by sleight of logic, the two positions cannot be harmonized. PHRASES sleight of hand manual dexterity, typically in performing tricks: a nifty bit of sleight of hand got the ashtray into the correct position. • skillful deception: this is financial sleight of hand of the worst sort. ORIGIN Middle English sleghth ‘cunning, skill, ’ from Old Norse slœgth, from slœgr ‘sly. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

sleight

sleight |slʌɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] literary the use of dexterity or cunning, especially so as to deceive. PHRASES sleight of hand manual dexterity, typically in performing conjuring tricks: a nifty bit of sleight of hand got the ashtray into the correct position. • skilful deception: this is financial sleight of hand of the worst sort. ORIGIN Middle English sleghth ‘cunning, skill ’, from Old Norse slœgth, from slœgr ‘sly ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sleight of hand

sleight of hand noun 1 impressive sleight of hand: dexterity, adroitness, deftness, skill. 2 financial sleight of hand: deception, deceit, dissimulation, chicanery, trickery.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sleight of hand

sleight of hand noun 1 she rolled a cigarette with impressive sleight of hand: dexterity, adroitness, deftness, nimbleness of fingers, skill. 2 this is financial sleight of hand of the worst sort: deception, deceit, dissimulation, double-dealing, chicanery, trickery, sharp practice, legerdemain.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sleight

sleight /slaɪt / (!slightと同音 ) 1 U 早業, 手練 .2 U C 策略, ぺてん ▸ sleight of hand 手先の早業 ; 手品 ; ぺてん .