deft-handedness

noun

Skill or aptitude for manual tasks.

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Meanings

noundeft-handedness (uncountable)

alternative defthandedness

  1. uncountableSkill or aptitude for manual tasks.

    No one to look at her preparations, and admire her deft-handedness and taste!

    1866, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, Wives and Daughters

Origin

From deft-handed + -ness.

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APA

deft-handedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deft-handedness

MLA

“deft-handedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deft-handedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deft-handedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deft-handedness.

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