Sleight/slaɪt/ Definition 1 of 1Pro Tip 1/3Magic Tricks Often used when talking about magicians who use hand skill to deceive the audience. The magician's sleight was so skilled, the cards seemed to vanish. Pro Tip 2/3Deceptive Skill Implies cleverness or skill used for deceitful purposes, not just physical dexterity. He used verbal sleight to dodge the difficult question. Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative While it suggests deceit, it's not always used in a harmful sense; can be playful. The child's sleight in hiding the cookies was amusing.