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ambidextrousness

ambidextrousness

8.7
Ability to use both hands equally well
  • noun
  • /ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəsnəs/
translation icon : ambidiestría
  • Some artists are known for their ambidextrousness, painting with both hands simultaneously.

Examples

  • Her ambidextrousness allows her to write with both hands.

  • The baseball player's ambidextrousness gave him a significant advantage on the field.

  • His ambidextrousness allowed him to write with either hand during the exam.

  • He demonstrated remarkable ambidextrousness during the game.

  • His ambidextrousness allowed him to write with either hand during the exam.

  • The baseball player's ambidextrousness gave him a significant advantage on the field.

  • Some artists are known for their ambidextrousness, painting with both hands simultaneously.

Synonyms

ambidexterity
vsambidextrousness
8.2

Ability to use both hands equally well

is the same meaning but names the overall state or quality
ambidextrous ability
vsambidextrousness
7.6

A skill where a person uses both hands equally well

is the same meaning but speaks of the general state rather than capability
ambidextrous skill
vsambidextrousness
7.7

To use both hands equally well, for example when writing or playing an instrument

is the same meaning but refers to the general state rather than skill

Antonyms

A way of using one hand more than the other, often with skill

How Ambidextrous

ambidextrousness
8.7
handedness
  • Specialized
7 4.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

ambidextrousness = ambidextrous (transparent) = ambi + dextrous + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'ambidextrous' using the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

Ambidextrousness comes from the parts ambi- meaning 'both' and dexter meaning 'right', and it shares the same root as dexterity, which means skill with the hands. So ambidextrousness suggests having 'both right hands' and means the ability to use both hands equally well.