handiness

2 definitions found

handiness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Handiness \Hand"i*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being handy.
     [1913 Webster]

handiness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  handiness
      n 1: skillfulness with the hands; "he can do any sort of work
           requiring handiness and dexterity"
      2: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: handiness,
         accessibility, availability, availableness] [ant:
         inaccessibility, unavailability]