It's the word of the day for February 8th.
Today's word is finesse spelled F-I-N-E-S-S-E.
Finesse is a verb.
To finesse something is to bring it about, direct it, or manage it by skillful maneuvering.
Here's the word used in a sentence from Forbes.
Many times,
the teams that can lead a company to a successful public listing are not the ones best equipped to finesse the delicate relationship with equity research analysts.
The noun finesse originally referred to the fineness or delicacy of something's texture,
structure, or workmanship.
It later came to be applied to the delicacy of someone's skill in handling tricky situations before gaining a sense specific to taking tricks in cards.
In games such as Bridge or Wist,
finesse refers to a particular stratagem that involves the clever withholding of a winning card.
Although the verb finesse is now most often used in situations where a person handles something in a skillful or clever way,
its oldest sense emerged at the gaming tables.
To finesse in Bridge or Wist is simply to make a finesse.
With your word of the day, I'm Peter Sokolowski.
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