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1. Deftness; dexterity. 2. A clever or skillful trick or deception; an artifice or stratagem. [Middle English, alteration of sleahthe, from Old Norse slœgdh, from slœgr, sly .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
The noun sleight refers to cunning or cleverness, especially when used to trick or deceive. You can use a sleight of mind to trick yourself into believing that if you eat a box of cookies at dinnertime, it counts as dinner.
1 day ago · noun archaic. 1. skill; dexterity. See also sleight of hand. 2. a trick or stratagem. 3. cunning; trickery. Collins English Dictionary.
5 days ago · noun archaic. 1. skill; dexterity. See also sleight of hand. 2. a trick or stratagem. 3. cunning; trickery. Collins English Dictionary.
There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun sleight, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. sleight has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. decorative arts (late 1500s) conjuring (late 1500s)
Apr 18, 2024 · sleight ( countable and uncountable, plural sleights) Cunning; craft; artful practice. ( countable) An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. Related terms [ edit] sleight of hand. sleightly. sleighty. Translations [ edit]
sleight (slīt), n. skill; dexterity. an artifice; stratagem. cunning; craft. Old Norse slǣgth. See sly, - th1. 1225–75; Middle English; early Middle English slēgth. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sleight /slaɪt/ n archaic. skill; dexterity. a trick or stratagem. cunning; trickery.
