"forehandedness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: forehanded + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|forehanded|ness}} forehanded + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} forehandedness (uncountable)
  1. Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-forehandedness-en-noun-vaK94qXD
  2. Action taken in advance. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-forehandedness-en-noun-m-Pl~m6h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 60 18 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 24 48 28
  3. Wealth, the quality of having sufficient possessions to live comfortably. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-forehandedness-en-noun-47ioKicm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fore-handedness

Alternative forms

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