the quality, state, or condition of being left-handed.
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释义 | the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [noun] > favouring one side (25) left-handednessa1631 the quality, state, or condition of being left-handed. dextrality1646 The use by preference of the right hand, and the limbs of the right side generally; right-handedness. right-handedness1730 the quality, state, or condition of being right-handed. left-handiness1749 Awkward manner. Also (in later use): left-handedness. right-sidedness1837 sinistrality1852 The property or condition of being sinistral (in various senses); spec. (a) Zoology the condition (in molluscs) of having a sinistral shell (cf. sini… sinisterity1854 Use of the left hand; skill in this. Opposed to dexterity. left-leggednessa1861 dexteritya1882 literal. Right-handedness; the using of the right hand in preference to the left. rare and late. mancinism1890 The state or condition of having a bias in some way towards the left-hand side of the body; (frequently) spec. ‘left-handedness’. handedness1915 The condition of having a dominant or preferred hand (right or left); cf. right-handedness n. at right-handed, adj. adv.derivatives, left-handedness… Subcategories:— person (14) |
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