sleight
See also: Sleight
English
Etymology
From Middle English sleighte, sleght, sleythe, from Old Norse slœgð (“cunning”), from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*slōʒiþō). Doublet of slöjd/sloyd.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪt
- Homophones: slight
Noun
sleight (plural sleights)
- Cunning; craft; artful practice.
- An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that the manner of performance escapes observation.
- Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill.
Derived terms
- sleight of hand
- sleighty
Anagrams
- Leights
Middle English
Adjective
sleight
- Alternative form of slight