Meanings
nounleft-handedness (uncountable)
alternative lefthandedness
- uncountableThe state of being left-handed.
Synonyms: mancinism, sinistrality · Antonyms: dextrality, right-handedness
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Translations
Finnish vasenkätisyys
- vasenkätisyysstate of being left-handed
French manualité gauche, sinistralité
- manualité gauchestate of being left-handed
- sinistralitéstate of being left-handed
- gaucheriestate of being left-handed
German Linkshändigkeit, Sinistralität
- Linkshändigkeitstate of being left-handed
- Sinistralitätstate of being left-handed
Greek αριστεροχειρία
- αριστεροχειρία (aristerocheiría)state of being left-handed
Hungarian balkezesség
- balkezességstate of being left-handed
Polish leworęczność
- leworęcznośćstate of being left-handed
Portuguese sinistralidade
- sinistralidadestate of being left-handed
Slovak ľaváctvo, ľavorukosť
- ľaváctvostate of being left-handed
- ľavorukosťstate of being left-handed
Spanish zurdera, zurdería
- zurderastate of being left-handed
- zurderíastate of being left-handed
- lateralidad zurdastate of being left-handed
- sinistralidadstate of being left-handed
Swedish vänsterhänthet
- vänsterhänthetstate of being left-handed
Turkish solaklık
- solaklıkstate of being left-handed
Cite this entry
APA
left-handedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left-handedness
MLA
“left-handedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left-handedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “left-handedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/left-handedness.
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