different between dexterity vs complaisance

dexterity

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dextérité, from Latin dexteritas, from dexter (on the right), this is in reference to most people having greater fine motor skills in their right hand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d?ks?t???ti/

Noun

dexterity (countable and uncountable, plural dexterities)

  1. Skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Derived terms

  • sexterity

Related terms

  • dexterous
  • ambidextrous

Translations

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complaisance

English

Alternative forms

  • complaisaunce (obsolete, rare)

Etymology

From French. See complaisant.

Noun

complaisance (countable and uncountable, plural complaisances)

  1. The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.

Translations


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /k??.pl?.z??s/
  • Rhymes: -??s

Noun

complaisance f (plural complaisances)

  1. kindness
  2. complacency
  3. indulgence

Further reading

  • “complaisance” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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