Definition
Plural form of deftness; multiple instances or types of skillful and graceful qualities.
Etymology
From 'deftness' plus the regular plural suffix '-es.' The plural allows reference to multiple manifestations or different kinds of skillfulness.
Kelly Says
Most English plurals are formed this way with -s or -es, but we rarely think about it until we encounter words like 'deftnesses' where the plural form looks almost awkwardly long.
Translations
ARالعربية
مهارة
meh-a-rah
CACatalà
habilitats
ha-bi-li-tats
CSČeština
zdatnost
z-da-t-nost
DADansk
færdigheder
fer-di-ge-der
DEDeutsch
Geschicklichkeiten
ge-shick-li-ke-ten
ELΕλληνικά
ικανότητα
i-ka-no-ta
ESEspañol
destrezas
des-treh-zas
FISuomi
käsityötaito
kas-i-tyo-tai-to
FRFrançais
habiletés
ah-bee-le-te
HEעברית
מקצועיות
ma-ka-tz-i-ut
HIहिन्दी
कुशलता
koo-shal-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
kemampuan
ke-mu-na-ban
ITItaliano
destrezze
de-strez-ze
KO한국어
민첩성
min-cheop-seong
MSBahasa Melayu
kecekapan
ke-cek-a-pan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွမ်းကျင်
kyun-kyin
NLNederlands
behendigheid
be-hen-dig-heid
NONorsk
dyktighet
dyk-ti-get
PLPolski
zręczność
zren-ch-no-st
PTPortuguês
destrezas
de-strez-as
RORomână
îndemânare
in-de-ma-na-re
RUРусский
ловкость
lov-kost'
SVSvenska
sjäkerhet
shya-ker-het
SWKiswahili
uwezo
oo-we-zo
THไทย
ความชำนาญ
kwan-chum-na-an
TLTL
kasanayan
ka-sa-na-yan
TRTürkçe
beceriler
be-ce-ri-ler
UKУкраїнська
вправність
v-pra-v-nist'
VITiếng Việt
khéo léo
kheo leo