English-Thai Dictionary

deft

ADJ คล่องแคล่ว  ชำนาญ  มี ทักษะ  adroit dexterous proficient undept maladroit clumsy klong-klaeo

 

deftly

ADV อย่าง แคล่วคล่อง  yarng-klaew-klong

 

deftness

N ความชำนาญ แคล่วคล่อง  kwam-cham-narn-klaew-klong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEFT

a.Neat; handsome; spruce; ready; dextrous; fit; convenient.

 

DEFTLY

adv. Neatly; dextrously; in a skilful manner.

 

DEFTNESS

n.Neatness; beauty.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEFT

Deft, a. Etym: [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward ), AS. dæft (in derivatives only ) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. Daft, Daff, Dapper. ]

 

Defn: Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. [Archaic or Poetic ] "The deftest way. " Shak. "Deftest feats." Gay. The limping god, do deft at his new ministry. Dryden. Let me be deft and debonair. Byron.

 

DEFTLY

Deft "ly, adv. Etym: [Cf. Defly. ]

 

Defn: Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly dancing. " Drayton. Thyself and office deftly show. Shak.

 

DEFTNESS

DEFTNESS Deft "ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality of being deft. Drayton.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deft

deft |deft dɛft | ▶adjective neatly skillful and quick in one's movements: a deft piece of footwork. • demonstrating skill and cleverness: the script was both deft and literate. DERIVATIVES deft ly adverb, deft ness noun ORIGIN Middle English: variant of daft, in the obsolete sense ‘meek. ’

 

defterdar

defterdar |ˌdɛftəˈdɑː | ▶noun (in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey ) a finance officer or treasurer, especially a provincial accountant general. ORIGIN Turkish, from Persian daftardār, from daftar ‘register ’ + -dār ‘holder ’.

 

Oxford Dictionary

deft

deft |dɛft | ▶adjective neatly skilful and quick in one's movements: a deft piece of footwork. • demonstrating skill and cleverness: the script was both deft and literate. DERIVATIVES deftly adverb, deftness noun ORIGIN Middle English: variant of daft, in the obsolete sense ‘meek ’.

 

defterdar

defterdar |ˌdɛftəˈdɑː | ▶noun (in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey ) a finance officer or treasurer, especially a provincial accountant general. ORIGIN Turkish, from Persian daftardār, from daftar ‘register ’ + -dār ‘holder ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

deft

deft adjective a deft piece of footwork | his deft handling of the situation: skillful, adept, adroit, dexterous, agile, nimble, handy; able, capable, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, polished, slick, professional, masterly; clever, shrewd, astute, canny, sharp; informal nifty, neat. ANTONYMS clumsy. WORD NOTE deft This neat, adroit word carries an implication of athletic grace even when the subject has nothing to do with sports. She deftly turned the conversation to another topic, as well as She ended the game and match with a deft backhand slice. — JS Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

deft

deft adjective a deft piece of footwork | his deft handling of the situation: skilful, adept, adroit, dexterous, agile, nimble, neat, nimble-fingered, handy, able, capable, skilled, proficient, accomplished, expert, experienced, practised, polished, efficient, slick, professional, masterful, masterly, impressive, finely judged, delicate; clever, shrewd, astute, canny, sharp, artful; informal nifty, nippy, mean, wicked, ace, wizard, crack; rare habile. ANTONYMS clumsy, awkward, inept.

 

Duden Dictionary

deftig

def tig Adjektiv |d e ftig |aus dem Niederdeutschen < friesisch, niederländisch deftig = stattlich, vornehm 1 (ohne verfeinert zu sein ) kräftig und nahrhaft eine deftige Mahlzeit | deftige Hausmannskost 2 derb deftige Späße | deftige Kraftausdrücke | seine Witze waren meist sehr deftig 3 umgangssprachlich unangenehm hoch, stark; gewaltig, beträchtlich deftige Preise, Gebühren, Rechnungen, Zinsen, Verluste | eine deftige Niederlage, Abfuhr erleiden

 

Deftigkeit

Def tig keit Substantiv, feminin , die |D e ftigkeit |1 ohne Plural das Deftigsein 2 etwas, was deftig 2 ist; deftige Äußerung o. Ä. Deftigkeiten von sich geben

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

deft

deft /deft /形容詞 ｟書 ｠器用な, 上手な, 手際のよい ; 如才のない (↔awkward ; →dexterous )▸ with a deft hand 器用に d é ft ly 副詞 d é ft ness 名詞