Associations to the word «Legerdemain»

Wiktionary

LEGERDEMAIN, noun. Sleight of hand; "magic" trickery.
LEGERDEMAIN, noun. A show of skill or deceitful ability.

Dictionary definition

LEGERDEMAIN, noun. An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn