handedness

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the property of using one hand more than the other

Etymology

From handed + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

laterality

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
asymmetry
Narrower (hyponyms)
right-handedness, left-handedness, ambidexterity

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