Main Entry: ¹fi·nesse

Pronunciation: \fə-ˈnes\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from fin

Date: 1528

1 : refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
2 : skillful handling of a situation : adroit maneuvering
3 : the withholding of one's highest card or trump in the hope that a lower card will take the trick because the only opposing higher card is in the hand of an opponent who has already played