right-handedness

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right-handedness

noun righthandedness · right handedness

  1. uncountable The state of being right-handed.

    Similar: dextrality

Opposite: left-handedness, sinistrality

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noun

Opposite: left-handedness, sinistrality

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noun state of being right-handed

Españollateralidad diestra, dextralidad
Françaismanualité droite, dextralité, droiterie
DeutschRechtshändigkeit, Dextralität
Italianodestrismo
Ελληνικάδεξιοχειρία dexiocheiría

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@misc{right_handedness_2026,
  title = {right-handedness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/right-handedness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}