"ambidexterity" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Dating from the 17th century C.E.; ambidexter + -ity, from Medieval Latin adjective ambidexter (“utilising both hands normally”), from Latin ambi- + dexter (“right, handy, opportune”). Etymology templates: {{C.E.}} C.E., {{suffix|en|ambidexter|ity}} ambidexter + -ity, {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin, {{m|la|ambidexter||utilising both hands normally}} ambidexter (“utilising both hands normally”), {{der|en|la|ambi-}} Latin ambi-, {{m|la|dexter||right, handy, opportune}} dexter (“right, handy, opportune”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ambidexterity (uncountable)
  1. The property of being equally skillful with each hand. Tags: uncountable Translations (property): molempikätisyys (Finnish), ambidekstria (Finnish), ambidextrie [feminine] (French), αμφιδεξιότητα (amfidexiótita) [feminine] (Greek), kétkezesség (Hungarian), ambideksteritas (Indonesian), co-yeshys [masculine] (Manx), ambidestria [feminine] (Portuguese), ambidestreza [feminine] (Portuguese), deuddeheurwydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-ambidexterity-en-noun-DpNDpi30 Disambiguation of 'property': 100 0
  2. Superior cleverness or adaptability. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ambidexterity-en-noun-7XGaPbM3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ambidextrous, dexter, dexterity, dextrous, sinister

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