# single-handedness

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The quality of having a dominant hand; left-handedness or right-handedness.
2. Chirality
3. Lack of assistance.
4. The quality of having or involving the use of only one hand.

## Etymology
From single-handed + -ness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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