FromMiddle Englishdefte,daft(“gentle”), fromOld Englishdæfte(“mild, gentle, meek”), fromProto-West Germanic*daftī(“fitting, suitable”), derived from*dabaną(“to be suitable”), fromProto-Indo-European*dʰh₂ebʰ-(“fitting, fit together”). Near cognates includeGothic𐌲𐌰𐌳𐍉𐍆𐍃(gadōfs,“suitable”),West Frisiandeftich(“distinguished”),Dutchdeftig(“distinguished”),Germandeftig(“coarse”). Further cognates includeRussianдобро(dobro,“wealth, good”) andLatinfaber(“craftsman; skillful”).
deft (comparativedefter,superlativedeftest)
- Quick andneat in action;skillful.
He assembled it in one fluid,deft motion.
2024 January 7, Gary Rose, “Manchester City 5-0 Huddersfield Town”, inBBC Sport[1]:Alvarez then got on the scoresheet after the hosts carved open the Huddersfield defence with some intricate passing before the Argentina forward'sdeft finish rolled into the net.
skillful
- Bulgarian:сръчен (bg)(srǎčen),изкусен (bg)(izkusen),ло́вък (bg)(lóvǎk)
- Cebuano:maabilidad
- Crimean Tatar:çeber
- Dutch:handig (nl)
- Esperanto:lerta
- Finnish:taitava (fi),näppärä (fi)
- French:adroit (fr),compétent (fr),habile (fr)
- Galician:hábil (gl) m orf
- Georgian:მოხერხებული(moxerxebuli),მარჯვე(marǯve),მარდი(mardi),მკვირცხლი(mḳvircxli),ოსტატური(osṭaṭuri),გაწაფული(gac̣apuli),დახელოვნებული(daxelovnebuli)
- German:geschickt (de)
- Italian:abile (it),solerte (it)
- Latin:dexter
- Latvian:veikls
- Maori:mārehe,mākohakoha,haratau,raka,ringarehe,rehe
- Persian:چابک (fa)(čâbok)
- Polish:zręczny (pl)
- Portuguese:hábil (pt),habilidoso (pt)
- Russian:ло́вкий (ru)(lóvkij),искусный (ru) m(iskusnyj),мастерский (ru) m(masterskij)
- Serbo-Croatian:spretan (sh)
- Sicilian:àbbili (scn)
- Slovak:zručný
- Spanish:hábil (es),diestro (es)
- Swedish:flink (sv),händig (sv),skicklig (sv),kvick (sv)
- Telugu:చాకచక్యము (te)(cākacakyamu),నేర్పు (te)(nērpu)
- Ukrainian:вправний (uk) m(vpravnyj),спритний m(sprytnyj)
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