Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

either-handed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

Syllables: ei-ther-hand-ed
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to use either (right or left) hand, often equally well; ambidextrous.

Example Sentences

"There certainly is, amongst mankind, a vast weight of opinion against my position that man is, by nature, as either-handed as an ape, and that custom should follow nature."

Etymology

From either + handed.

Phrases

either-handedness both-handed

Frequently Paired Words

both-handed

Questions

What does either-handed mean?: Able to use either (right or left) hand, often equally well; ambidextrous.
Where does either-handed come from?: From either + handed.

How to pronounce either-handed

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