ambidextrousness

/ˌæmbəˈdɛkstɹəsnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being ambidextrous.

Word Origin From Latin ambi- 'both' and dexter 'right-handed' — literally 'having two right hands.' The idea is being equally skillful with both hands, as if both were your dominant one. Dexter originally meant 'right' (the right hand was considered the skillful one), and it also gives us dexterity and dexterous. The ambi- prefix appears in ambiguous (driving both ways) and ambient (going around).

noun The state or quality of being ambidextrous. countable

His ambidextrousness allowed him to write equally well with both hands.

(名词) 双手灵巧;左右手皆能

他的双手灵巧使他能够用两只手同样出色地书写。

(sustantivo) ambidiestrismo; ambidextría [El estado o calidad de ser ambidiestro; ambidiestrismo.]

Su ambidiestrismo le permitía escribir igual de bien con ambas manos.

(nom) ambidextrie [État ou qualité d'une personne qui se sert aussi bien de ses deux mains.]

Son ambidextrie lui permettait d'écrire aussi bien avec ses deux mains.

(Substantiv) Beidhändigkeit [Die Fähigkeit oder Eigenschaft, beide Hände gleich gut benutzen zu können.]

Seine **ambidextrousness** ermöglichte es ihm, mit beiden Händen gleich gut zu schreiben.

(名詞) 両手のどちらも同様にうまく使える性質; 両利きであること

彼が両手を同じように使えるおかげで、両手で同じくらい上手に書くことができた。

(substantivo) ambidestria [O estado ou qualidade de ser ambidestro.]

Sua ambidestria lhe permitiu escrever igualmente bem com ambas as mãos.

Word parts: ambi + dexter + ous + ness

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