| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Finesse.[Websters]
2. To be skilled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have tricked, knacked, gimmicked, wheezed or swindled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be polished, glazed or lustred. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have wiled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be stalemated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have dodged or wangled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be stunted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have fetched. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To be witted.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb finesse.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (finesse) | 1. To use artifice or stratagem.[Websters]. 2. To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: finessing, finessed, finesses, finesser, finessers, finessingly and finessedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FINESSED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1748. (references) |
Specialty Definition: finesse
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Artifice; stratagem; subtilty of contrivance to gain a point.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Food & Agriculture | Term used to denote the quality of the bouquet, the balance and other characteristics of fine wines. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (bridge) A technique which allowing one to promote tricks based on a favorable position of one or more cards in the hands of the opponent. (references) | 2: [Noun] The property of having grace, elegance, skill, or balance. (references) | 3: [Verb] To handle or manage carefully, skillfully, or with finesse. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Common Expressions: finesse
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Finesse Mitchell | Finesse Mitchell is a comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live. (references) | ||
| Finesse Mitchell/Temp | Finesse Miichell (born June 12, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American comedian. Ever since 2003, he has been a regular performer on Saturday Night Live. He has also appeared on such television shows as Showtime at the Apollo and NBC's Late Friday. (references) | ||
| Lord Finesse | Lord Finesse (born Robert Hall Jr) is a hardcore rapper and hip hop producer from New York. He used to be a member of the Rhyme Syndicate and a current member of the DITC crew. He also made a mixtape for Blue Note records, called "Digging On Blue". He has produced tracks for artists such as Notorious BIG, Noreaga, and Dr. Dre. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: finesse | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Finesse | 56 | Finesse | 56 | |
| Finesse (Toshiko Akiyoshi) | 13 | Finesse (alternative meanings) | 3 | |
| Lord Finesse | 11 | Finesse (Toshiko Akiyoshi) | 13 | |
| Finesse Mitchell | 6 | Finesse Mitchell | 6 | |
| Finesse (alternative meanings) | 3 | Finesse Model Management | 2 | |
| Finesse Model Management | 2 | Lord Finesse | 11 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
