Handedness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the property of using one hand more than the other

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈændᵻdnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈandɪdnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈandɪdnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈændᵻdnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

laterality

Word Forms

handed

adjective

having or involving the use of hands

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Händigkeit

die Eigenschaft, eine Hand häufiger zu benutzen als die andere

🇫🇷French

la mainmise

la propriété d'utiliser une main plus que l'autre

🇪🇸Spanish

lateralidad

propiedad de usar una mano más que la otra

🇮🇹Italian

manualità

la proprietà di usare una mano più dell'altra

🇳🇱Dutch

handigheid

de eigenschap om de ene hand meer te gebruiken dan de andere

🇵🇹Portuguese

lateralidade

a propriedade de usar uma mão mais que a outra

🇷🇺Russian

рукоприкладство

свойство использовать одну руку больше, чем другую

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मनमानी

एक हाथ से दूसरे हाथ का अधिक प्रयोग करने का गुण

🇧🇩Bengali

হাত

এক হাত অন্য হাতের চেয়ে বেশি ব্যবহার করার সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

கைத்தன்மை

ஒரு கையை மற்றொன்றை விட அதிகமாக பயன்படுத்தும் சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

చేతివాటం

ఒక చేతిని మరొకదాని కంటే ఎక్కువగా ఉపయోగించే ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

हातमिळवणी

एक हात दुसऱ्यापेक्षा जास्त वापरण्याची मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાથ

એક હાથનો બીજા કરતા વધુ ઉપયોગ કરવાની મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಸ್ತಲಾಘವ

ಒಂದು ಕೈಯನ್ನು ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಬಳಸುವ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൈത്തലം

ഒരു കൈ മറ്റേതിനേക്കാൾ കൂടുതൽ ഉപയോഗിക്കാനുള്ള സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੱਥ

ਇੱਕ ਹੱਥ ਨੂੰ ਦੂਜੇ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਵਰਤਣ ਦੀ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

دستی

ایک ہاتھ کو دوسرے سے زیادہ استعمال کرنے کی خاصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惯用手

使用一只手多于另一只手的特性

🇯🇵Japanese

利き手

片手をもう一方の手をより多く使う性質

🇰🇷Korean

손재주

한 손을 다른 손보다 더 많이 사용하는 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thuận tay

đặc tính của việc sử dụng một tay nhiều hơn tay kia

🇹🇭Thai

ความถนัดมือ

คุณสมบัติการใช้มือข้างหนึ่งมากกว่ามืออีกข้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sifat kidal

properti menggunakan satu tangan lebih dari yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

kamay

ang pag-aari ng paggamit ng isang kamay nang higit sa isa

🇲🇾Malay

sifat tangan

sifat menggunakan sebelah tangan lebih daripada tangan yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استخدام إحدى اليدين

خاصية استخدام يد واحدة أكثر من الأخرى

🇮🇷Persian

دست بودن

خاصیت استفاده از یک دست بیشتر از دست دیگر

🇹🇷Turkish

el tercihi

bir eli diğerinden daha fazla kullanma özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

ידניות

התכונה של שימוש ביד אחת יותר מהשנייה

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The primary meaning of 'handedness' is 'the property of using one hand more than the other'.

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