legerdemain

Noun

Meaning

Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any artful deception or trick.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prestidigitation magic trick illusion deception magic trick thaumaturgy conjuration sleight of hand conjuring trick hocus-pocus occultism fraud stunt cheating

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Antonyms

severity honesty rigor inconvenience harshness retardation

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Hypernyms

performance

Hyponyms

prestidigitation sleight of hand card trick

Examples

We are now taught to believe that legerdemain tricks upon paper can produce as solid wealth as hard labor in the earth. It is vain for common sense to urge that nothing can produce nothing. Thomas Jefferson

Spelling out what Pataki could do, the paper concedes that the governor would “risk being “accused of legerdemain, at least by some. Source: Internet

Take Phil Thomas, recently deceased, a self-made magician who practiced his legerdemain with my brother in the basement of our home. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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