right-handedness

See also: righthandedness and right handedness

English

Alternative forms

• righthandedness
• right handedness

Etymology

From right-handed +‎ -ness.

Noun

right-handedness (uncountable)

1. The state of being right-handed.

Synonyms

• dextrality

Antonyms

• left-handedness
• sinistrality

Hypernyms

• ambidexterity
• ambidextrousness
• handedness
• one-handedness

Translations

state of being right-handed

• Finnish: oikeakätisyys (fi)
• French: droiterie (fr) f, dextralité (fr) f (technical)
• German: Rechtshändigkeit f, Dextralität f (technical)
• Italian: destrismo (it) m
• Slovak: praváctvo, pravorukosť
• Spanish: lateralidad diestra f
• Swedish: högerhänthet (sv) c
• Volapük: detaskil

See also

• eyedness
• footedness