handedness

Definitions of handedness
  1. noun
    the property of using one hand more than the other
    synonyms: laterality
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance
    a lack of symmetry
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