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Meaning of AMBIDEXTERITY

Pronunciation:  `ambidek'steritee

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the property of being equally skillful with each hand
 

AMBIDEXTERITY is a 13 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: ambidextrousness
 
 See Also: handedness, laterality

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty\, n.
1. The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using
   both hands with equal facility. Hence: Versatility;
   general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.
   --Sterne.
         Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent
         powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity.
                                               --De Quincey.
2. Double-dealing. (Law) A juror's taking of money from the
   both parties for a verdict.
 

 

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