left-handedness

See also: lefthandedness

English

Alternative forms

• lefthandedness

Etymology

From left-handed +‎ -ness.

Noun

left-handedness (uncountable)

1. The state of being left-handed.

   Synonyms: mancinism, sinistrality

   Antonyms: dextrality, right-handedness

Hypernyms

• ambidexterity
• ambidextrousness
• handedness

Translations

state of being left-handed

• Finnish: vasenkätisyys (fi)
• French: gaucherie (fr) f, sinistralité (fr) f (technical)
• German: Linkshändigkeit f, Sinistralität f (technical)
• Greek: αριστεροχειρία (el) f (aristerocheiría)
• Hungarian: balkezesség (hu)
• Portuguese: sinistralidade f
• Slovak: ľaváctvo, ľavorukosť
• Spanish: zurdera (es) f, zurdería (es) f, lateralidad zurda f
• Swedish: vänsterhänthet (sv) c
• Volapük: nedetaskil (vo)

See also

• eyedness
• footedness