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nounThe state of being right-handed.
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Finnish oikeakätisyys
- oikeakätisyysstate of being right-handed
French manualité droite, dextralité
- manualité droitestate of being right-handed
- dextralitéstate of being right-handed
- droiteriestate of being right-handed
German Rechtshändigkeit, Dextralität
- Rechtshändigkeitstate of being right-handed
- Dextralitätstate of being right-handed
Greek δεξιοχειρία
- δεξιοχειρία (dexiocheiría)state of being right-handed
Italian destrismo
- destrismostate of being right-handed
Polish praworęczność
- praworęcznośćstate of being right-handed
Slovak praváctvo, pravorukosť
- praváctvostate of being right-handed
- pravorukosťstate of being right-handed
Spanish lateralidad diestra, dextralidad
- lateralidad diestrastate of being right-handed
- dextralidadstate of being right-handed
Swedish högerhänthet
- högerhänthetstate of being right-handed
Cite this entry
APA
right-handedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-handedness
MLA
“right-handedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-handedness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right-handedness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right-handedness.
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