Dexterity means skill and ease in using your hands or body, especially for detailed or complicated tasks. A surgeon needs dexterity to perform delicate operations. A guitarist develops dexterity through years of practice, training their fingers to move quickly and precisely across the strings. Watch someone build a model ship inside a bottle, and you're seeing dexterity in action.

Dexterity applies to controlling your hands and your entire body. A gymnast shows dexterity in how they control their whole body during a routine. A chef displays dexterity when chopping vegetables quickly and safely. A jeweler uses dexterity to set tiny diamonds into rings.

Dexterity improves with practice. When you first learn to tie your shoes, it feels awkward and slow. After doing it hundreds of times, your fingers work almost automatically. That's dexterity developing. Video games can build finger dexterity. Playing piano builds it, too. Any activity requiring precise, controlled movements helps develop your dexterity, whether you're learning to juggle, practicing origami, or mastering chopsticks.