Left-handedness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being left-handed. uncountable
  2. 2
    preference for using the left hand wordnet
  3. 3
    the status of being born of a morganatic marriage wordnet

Synonyms

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sinistralityinelegancemancinismponderousnessunmanageability

Example

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"The number of people self-identifying as left-handed shot up when stigma against left-handedness was eliminated."

Etymology

From left-handed + -ness.

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