ambidexterity

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noun

The property of being equally skillful with each hand.

Similar
ambidextrousness
OriginLatin ambi- →
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Meanings

nounambidexterity (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being equally skillful with each hand.
  2. uncountableSuperior cleverness or adaptability.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe property of being equally skillful with each hand

Similar
ambidextrousness
Broader
handednesslaterality
Also see
ambidextrousness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinambi-
  2. Englishambidexterity

Dating from the 17th century C.E.; ambidexter + -ity, from Medieval Latin adjective ambidexter (“utilising both hands normally”), from Latin ambi- + dexter (“right, handy, opportune”).

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Translations

Finnish molempikätisyys, ambidekstria
  • molempikätisyysproperty
  • ambidekstriaproperty
French ambidextrie
  • ambidextrieproperty
Greek αμφιδεξιότητα
  • αμφιδεξιότητα (amfidexiótita)property
Hungarian kétkezesség
  • kétkezességproperty
Indonesian ambideksteritas
  • ambideksteritasproperty
Portuguese ambidestria, ambidestreza
  • ambidestriaproperty
  • ambidestrezaproperty
Welsh deuddeheurwydd
  • deuddeheurwyddproperty
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Chicago

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