Swedish noun

en finess

finesse, refinement, detail, fine point

Meaning

finesse; refinement; detail; fine point

In Swedish: finhet, elegans

Forms

Forms of finess
Singular, indefiniteen finess
Singular, definitefinessen
Plural, indefinitefinesser
Plural, definitefinesserna

finess is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor finess, den stora finessen. Check another noun

Practise finess

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Is it en finess or ett finess?

finess in a sentence

  • pianisten tolkade Mozart med stark inlevelse och finess
    the pianist interpreted Mozart with passion and finesse
  • en dator med nya tekniska finesser
    a computer with new technological details
  • stil och finess
    style and finesse
  • Diskmaskinen har många smarta finesser
    The washing machine has many clever features
  • Finessen med den här manövern är att motståndaren tvingas gå på defensiven
    The clever thing about this maneuver is that the opponent is forced to go on the defensive

Questions

What does finess mean in English?

finess means “finesse, refinement”.

Is it en finess or ett finess?

It is en finess, and “the finesse” is finessen.

What is the plural of finess?

The plural of finess is finesser, and the definite plural is finesserna.

Nearby common words

finess is number 9,898 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary