Definition of finesse

• a. - Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem.
• a. - The act of finessing. See Finesse, v. i., 2.
• v. i. - To use artifice or stratagem.
• v. i. - To attempt, when second or third player, to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its being held by the opponent yet to play.