彼女は巧みな話術で観客を引き込んだ。
She drew the audience in with her skillful way of speaking.
彼は言葉を巧みに選んで、責任を避けた。
He cleverly chose his words and avoided responsibility.
skill; craftsmanship; ingenuity; design
Noun use referring to skill, craft, or ingenious workmanship. Often most natural in set-like expressions such as 巧みを凝らす, rather than as a very common standalone noun.
この箱は、細部に巧みを凝らして作られている。
This box is made with ingenuity in every detail.
He drew in customers with his skillful way of talking.
She skillfully dodged the question.
This garden is built with great ingenuity.
巧み is more flexible for describing skillful methods, techniques, or wording, while 巧者 more readily labels a skilled person or their adeptness.
巧み highlights skillful, deft technique or execution, while 堪能 describes overall mastery or fluency in a field.
巧み describes skillful, deft execution, the opposite of the clumsiness described by 拙い.