handedness
noun
hand·ed·ness ˈhan-dəd-nəs 
1
: a tendency to use one hand rather than the other
2
a
: the property of an object (such as a molecule) of not being identical with its mirror image : chirality
b
: either of the two configurations of an object that may exist in forms which are nonidentical mirror images
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The Lakers’ short-handedness should be setting off alarm bells at the Spurs’ team hotel. 
Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Dec. 2021 In a display of even-handedness, Facebook and Twitter have taken down a series of accounts that have for five years been engaging in pro-Western propaganda. Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Just like most of us need and use both of our hands despite having a handedness preference, so these four patterns function as a system to meet the diverse demands of leadership. Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 2 July 2022 The Jazz’s short-handedness and relative competitiveness in spite of it explains why Snyder’s postgame comments featured the carrot rather than the stick. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Mar. 2022 There is even another study on handedness and season of birth, that shows people born from March to July are more likely to be left handed. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 Popovich would not let the Spurs use their short-handedness as a crutch after Saturday’s loss, noting the Pacers were without starting center Myles Turner, starting guard Malcolm Brogdon and backup point guard T.J. McConnell. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Mar. 2022 Other primates exhibit varying degrees of lateralization, but only humans show such a high frequency of right-handedness. David W. Frayer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 That even-handedness applies to all her characters. Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022 See More
Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 22 Dec. 2021 In a display of even-handedness, Facebook and Twitter have taken down a series of accounts that have for five years been engaging in pro-Western propaganda. Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Just like most of us need and use both of our hands despite having a handedness preference, so these four patterns function as a system to meet the diverse demands of leadership. Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 2 July 2022 The Jazz’s short-handedness and relative competitiveness in spite of it explains why Snyder’s postgame comments featured the carrot rather than the stick. Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Mar. 2022 There is even another study on handedness and season of birth, that shows people born from March to July are more likely to be left handed. Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2022 Popovich would not let the Spurs use their short-handedness as a crutch after Saturday’s loss, noting the Pacers were without starting center Myles Turner, starting guard Malcolm Brogdon and backup point guard T.J. McConnell. Jeff Mcdonald, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Mar. 2022 Other primates exhibit varying degrees of lateralization, but only humans show such a high frequency of right-handedness. David W. Frayer, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2022 That even-handedness applies to all her characters. Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
handedness
noun
hand·ed·ness -nəs
1
: a tendency to use one hand rather than the other
2
: the property of an object (as a molecule) of not being identical with its mirror image
3
: the property of having either a clockwise or counterclockwise motion (as the corkscrew movement of some microorganisms or their flagella or cilia)