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MENTAL DEXTERITY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mental dexterity mean?
• MENTAL DEXTERITY (noun)
The noun MENTAL DEXTERITY has 1 sense:
1. intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind
Familiarity information: MENTAL DEXTERITY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intelligence as revealed by quickness and alertness of mind
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
mental dexterity; nimbleness
Context example:
nimbleness of wit and imagination
Hypernyms ("mental dexterity" is a kind of...):
intelligence (the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)
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