Legerdemain

Legerdemain (N):

Pronunciation:

• lej-er-duh-meyn

Word Meaning:

• Legerdemain refers to skillful and deceptive use of one’s hands to perform tricks, especially in a magical or illusionary context. It can also be used more broadly to describe cunning, deceit, or skillful manipulation.

Uses in Sentence:

1. The magician’s legerdemain left the audience in awe and disbelief.
2. The politician’s legerdemain in handling the media was both impressive and unsettling.
3. The con artist’s legerdemain fooled many unsuspecting individuals.

Synonyms:

1. Sleight of hand
2. Deception
3. Trickery
4. Cunning
5. Artifice

Antonyms:

1. Transparency
2. Honesty
3. Frankness
4. Candor
5. Simplicity

Word Meaning in Hindi:

• हस्तकला (Hastkala) or छल (Chhal)

Word uses in Hindi:

1. जादूगर की हस्तकला ने दर्शकों को आश्चर्य और अविश्वास में छोड़ दिया। (The magician’s legerdemain left the audience in awe and disbelief.)
2. राजनीतिकीय सवारी के माध्यम से सामग्री का सामर्थ्यपूर्ण और चालाकीपूर्ण उपयोग, यह नेता की लेजरडीमेन का एक उदाहरण था। (The politician’s legerdemain in handling the media was both impressive and unsettling.)
3. कॉन आर्टिस्ट की छलने ने कई अनसुस्पष्ट व्यक्तियों को बहुत से धोखाधड़ी में धोखा दिया। (The con artist’s legerdemain fooled many unsuspecting individuals.)