ambidextrous skill
- noun
- /ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs skɪl/
- Her ambidextrous skill allowed her to switch hands effortlessly while painting.
Examples
-
Only after years of practice did he achieve ambidextrous skill at playing the drums.
-
The guitarist's ambidextrous skill impressed the audience with rapid fingerwork on both hands.
-
She has an incredible ambidextrous skill for playing the piano.
-
His ambidextrous skills amazed everyone during the game.
-
Her ambidextrous skill allowed her to switch hands effortlessly while painting.
-
Only after years of practice did he achieve ambidextrous skill at playing the drums.
-
The guitarist's ambidextrous skill impressed the audience with rapid fingerwork on both hands.
Synonyms
1
8.2
Ability to use both hands equally well
1
7.6
A skill where a person uses both hands equally well
Ability to use both hands equally well
How Ambidextrous
1
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The noun phrase is transparently built from 'ambidextrous' (skilled with both hands) + 'skill' (an ability), so its meaning — the ability to use both hands with equal proficiency — is directly derivable from the constituents. This adjective+noun composition follows a common, predictable pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
Ambidextrous skill creates the image of someone who can use both hands equally well, like a painter switching hands or a drummer playing with left and right hands. That's why it means 'using both hands with equal skill'.