Plural form of deftness; multiple instances or types of skillful and graceful qualities.
From 'deftness' plus the regular plural suffix '-es.' The plural allows reference to multiple manifestations or different kinds of skillfulness.
Most English plurals are formed this way with -s or -es, but we rarely think about it until we encounter words like 'deftnesses' where the plural form looks almost awkwardly long.
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