Definition of Finesse

Finesse

Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.

The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.

To use artifice or stratagem.

To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.

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Finesse Quotations

I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing.
Billie Joe Armstrong

To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
Bertolt Brecht

To read of a detective's daring finesse or ingenious stratagem is a rare joy.
Rex Stout

I don't know what my label is. I just think of myself as a plain forward. I like to think I have some finesse to my game, but inside the paint is where men are made. If you can't play there, you should be home with your mama.
Karl Malone

Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.
Oscar Robertson

Digital has obviously changed things a lot, but not all for the better as far as I'm concerned. Of course it's much more convenient and you're getting instant results, but to me it just lacks the finesse of a roll of film and it has a slightly superimposed feel.
Graeme Le Saux

I'm a finesse pitcher without the finesse.
David Cone

I had the strength and the finesse there and put it all together.
Elvis Stojko

I learned to approach racing like a game of billiards. If you bash the ball too hard, you get nowhere. As you handle the cue properly, you drive with more finesse.
Juan Manuel Fangio

I think so. I can't think of anything that requires more finesse than comedy, both from a verbal and visual point of view.
Stacy Keach