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finesse
noun finesses (plural in sense 3 only)
- 1. Skilful elegance or expertise.
2. Tact and poise in handling situations.
- Thesaurus: discretion, diplomacy, adroitness, savoir-faire, delicacy, subtlety, tact, artifice.
- An attempt by a player holding a high card to win a trick with a lower one.
- finessed, finessing
1. To attempt to win a trick by finesse.
