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HANDEDNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of using one hand more than the other
Synonyms:
handedness; laterality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("handedness" is a kind of...):
asymmetry; dissymmetry; imbalance ((mathematics) a lack of symmetry)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handedness"):
ambidexterity; ambidextrousness (the property of being equally skillful with each hand)
left-handedness; sinistrality (preference for using the left hand)
dextrality; right-handedness (preference for using the right hand)
Derivation:
handed (having or involving the use of hands)
