What is the meaning of Finesse?

Skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation.

The property of having elegance, grace, refinement, or skill.

An adroit manoeuvre.

In bridge, whist, etc.: a technique which allows one to win a trick, usually by playing a card when it is thought that a card that can beat it is held by another player whose turn is over.

To evade (a problem, situation, etc.) by using some clever argument or stratagem.

  1. To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.

    To handle or manage carefully or skilfully; to manipulate in a crafty way.

    To obtain something from someone through trickery or manipulation.

    To attempt to win a trick by finessing.

    To play (a card) as a finesse.

    To play a ball out of the way of an opponent.

    fineness (of hair, writing etc.)

    thinness

    keenness, sharpness (of blade)

    fineness, delicacy; slenderness

    perceptiveness; sensitivity, finesse

    Source: wiktionary.org