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- [lej-er-duh-meyn]
- /ˌlɛdʒ ər dəˈmeɪn/
- /ˌle.dʒə.də.ˈmeɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lej-er-duh-meyn]
- /ˌlɛdʒ ər dəˈmeɪn/
Definitions of legerdemain word
- noun legerdemain sleight of hand. 1
- noun legerdemain trickery; deception. 1
- noun legerdemain any artful trick. 1
- noun legerdemain Skillful use of one's hands when performing conjuring tricks. 1
- noun legerdemain sleight of hand 1
- noun legerdemain skill 1
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Origin of legerdemain
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English legerdemeyn, lygarde de mayne < Middle French: literally, light of hand
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Parts of speech for Legerdemain
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legerdemain popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for legerdemain
noun legerdemain
- chicanery — Chicanery is using cleverness to cheat people.
- deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
- trickery — the use or practice of tricks or stratagems to deceive; artifice; deception.
- artfulness — slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky: artful schemes.
- craftiness — skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly.
Antonyms for legerdemain
noun legerdemain
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- truthfulness — telling the truth, especially habitually: a truthful person.
- frankness — plainness of speech; candor; openness.
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- openness — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
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