ambidexterity

2 definitions found

ambidexterity - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ambidexterity \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.
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              Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent
              powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity.
                                                    --De Quincey.
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     2. Double-dealing. (Law) A juror's taking of money from the
        both parties for a verdict.
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ambidexterity - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  ambidexterity
      n 1: the property of being equally skillful with each hand [syn:
           ambidexterity, ambidextrousness]