Finesse

(n) //fɪˈnes//

Meaning

Great skill and delicacy in doing or handling something

Pronunciation

UK /fɪˈnes/

US /fɪˈnes/

Example Sentences

Cuttlefish deploy the same machinery with even more finesse, rippling across their bodies like living television screens - despite appearing to be colour-blind.

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Animals That Change Colour to Survive the DayA chameleon perched on a branch shifts from green to crimson in seconds, and it is not pretending to be a leaf at all. Most colour-changing animals use this trick for reasons far more interesting than...Read story

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