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   Leg·er·de·main

   /ˌlejərdəˈmān/

   

   noun

   • 1. skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks. Similar sleight of handjugglingconjuringmagicprestidigitationwizardryillusiondexterityrare:thaumaturgy
   • ▪ deception; trickery: "a classic piece of management legerdemain" Similar trickerycunningartfulnesscraftinesscraftwileschicaneryskulduggerydeceitdeceptionartificecheatingdissimulationdouble-dealingartful argumentspecious reasoningsophistryhumbugflimflaminformal:jiggery-pokeryarchaic:stratagem

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French léger de main ‘dexterous’, literally ‘light of hand’.

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › legerdemainLegerdemain - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Legerdemain can be used literally to describe a magic trick, or figuratively to describe some other kind of trickery or deceit. If you and some friends cook up a scheme that involves telling complicated lies so that you can stay out all night, you are guilty of legerdemain.

3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › legerdemainlegerdemain - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Feb 2, 2024 · legerdemain (usually uncountable, plural legerdemains) Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery . A show of skill or deceitful ability .

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › legerdemainLegerdemain - definition of legerdemain by The Free Dictionary

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   1. sleight of hand, prestidigitation the kind of legerdemain you'd expect from a magician. 2. deception, manoeuvring, manipulation, cunning, artifice, trickery, subterfuge, feint, contrivance, chicanery, hocus-pocus, craftiness, artfulness, footwork (informal) financial and legal legerdemain.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEGERDEMAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   4 days ago · 1. sleight of hand. 2. trickery; deception. 3. any artful trick.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › legerdemainLegerdemain Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Legerdemain Definition. lĕjər-də-mān. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Origin. Noun. Filter. noun. Sleight of hand; skill of a stage magician. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Trickery of any sort; deceit. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery. Wiktionary. Synonyms: illusion. thaumaturgy.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › legerdemain_nlegerdemain - Oxford English Dictionary

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   There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word legerdemain, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryLEGERDEMAIN - All you need to know about it - Collins Online...

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   Definitions of 'legerdemain' 1. sleight of hand; skill of a stage magician. [...] 2. trickery of any sort; deceit. [...] More. Synonyms of 'legerdemain' • sleight of hand, prestidigitation [...] • deception, manoeuvring, manipulation, cunning [...] More. Examples of 'legerdemain' in a sentence.