prestidigitation

Meanings

Plural: prestidigitations

Noun

manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
A performance of or skill in performing magic or conjuring tricks with the hands.
A show of skill or deceitful cleverness.

Origin / Etymology

From French prestidigitation, from French preste (“nimble, quick”) + Latin digitus (“finger”) + French -ation (process suffix). The word has a different origin from prestige, even though this in the past has meant “delusion, illusion, trick”.

Synonyms

legerdemain, sleight of hand

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