finesse

Questions about finesse

What does finesse mean?

finesse means "subtly skillful handling of a situation".

How many syllables are in finesse?

finesse has 2 syllables: fi-nesse. The stress falls on "nesse". In IPA it is /fɪˈnɛs/.

What is another word for finesse?

Close synonyms include delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is finesse a common word?

finesse is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with finesse?

7 words rhyme with finesse. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.