handedness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *handedness*:
NOUN	attribute	handedness, laterality	the property of using one hand more than the other

handedness > pronunciation
Sounds	hhae'ndahdnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *handedness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The property of using one hand more than the other.
Synonym	laterality
Narrower	ambidexterity, ambidextrousness	The property of being equally skillful with each hand
	left-handedness, sinistrality	preference for using the left hand
	right-handedness, dextrality	preference for using the right hand
Broader	asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance	(mathematics) a lack of symmetry / symmetry
Spanish	lateralidad
Catalan	lateralitat
Adjectives	handed	having or involving the use of hands

HyperDic: handedness