• Sleight

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -aɪt
    • Homophones: slight

    Origin

    From Old Norse slœgð ("cunning"), from slœgr ("sly").

    Full definition of sleight

    Noun

    sleight

    (plural sleights)
    1. Cunning; craft; artful practice.
    2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
    3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
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