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I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.
Rafael Nadal

Meaning of "ambidextrous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AMBIDEXTROUS

ambidextrous  [ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMBIDEXTROUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ambidextrous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AMBIDEXTROUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ambidexterity

Ambidexterity is the state of being equally adept in the use of both left and right appendages. It is one of the most famous varieties of cross-dominance. People that are naturally ambidextrous are uncommon, with only one out of one hundred people being naturally ambidextrous. The degree of versatility with each hand is generally the qualitative factor in determining a person's ambidexterity. In modern times, it is more common to find people considered ambidextrous who were originally left handed and who learned to be ambidextrous, either deliberately or during childhood institutions such as schools, or jobs where right-handed habits are often emphasized or required. Since many everyday devices are asymmetrical and designed for right-handed people, many left-handlers learn to use them right-handedly due to the rarity or lack of left-handed models. Thus, left-handed people are much more likely to develop motor skills in their non-dominant hand than right-handed people. Right-handers may become ambidextrous due to an injury of their right hand or arm.

Definition of ambidextrous in the English dictionary

The first definition of ambidextrous in the dictionary is equally expert with each hand. Other definition of ambidextrous is highly skilled or adept. Ambidextrous is also underhanded; deceitful.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMBIDEXTROUS


ambidexterous
ˌæmbɪˈdɛkstrəs
anestrus
ænˈiːstrəs
anoestrus
ænˈiːstrəs
dexterous
ˈdɛkstrəs
dextrous
ˈdɛkstrəs
diestrus
daɪˈiːstrəs
disastrous
dɪˈzɑːstrəs
estrous
ˈiːstrəs
estrus
ˈɛstrəs
headmistress
ˌhɛdˈmistrəs
huckstress
ˈhʌkstrəs
indextrous
ɪnˈdɛkstrəs
lustrous
ˈlʌstrəs
monestrous
mɒnˈiːstrəs
monstrous
ˈmɒnstrəs
oestrous
ˈiːstrəs
oestrus
ˈiːstrəs
postmistress
ˈpəʊstmɪstrəs
proestrus
prəʊˈɛstrəs
toastmistress
ˈtəʊstˌmɪstrəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMBIDEXTROUS

ambiance
ambidentate
ambidexter
ambidexterity
ambidexterous
ambidextrously
ambidextrousness
ambience
ambient
ambient music
ambient noise
ambiguities
ambiguity
ambiguous
ambiguously
ambiguousness
ambilateral
ambimoustrous
ambiophony
ambipolar

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMBIDEXTROUS

anestrous
barratrous
bibliolatrous
colostrous
dangerous
dartrous
elytrous
goitrous
goustrous
hagiolatrous
heliolatrous
ichthyolatrous
iconolatrous
idolatrous
litholatrous
Mariolatrous
monolatrous
nitrous
ophiolatrous
petrous
zoolatrous

Synonyms and antonyms of ambidextrous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ambidextrous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMBIDEXTROUS

Find out the translation of ambidextrous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ambidextrous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ambidextrous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

灵巧
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ambidiestro
570 millions of speakers

English

ambidextrous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ماهر يدويا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

симметричная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ambidestro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সব্যসাচীর ন্যায় গুণবিশিষ্ট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ambidextre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambidextrous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beidhändig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

両手利きの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양손
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ambidextrous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người gian xảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரு கைகளையும் ஒப்பான திறனோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सभोवतालचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok yönlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambidestro
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oburęczny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

симетрична
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ambidextru
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αμφιδέξιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dubbelhandig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ambidextrous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ambidextrous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ambidextrous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBIDEXTROUS»

The term «ambidextrous» is regularly used and occupies the 63.757 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBIDEXTROUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ambidextrous

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2 QUOTES WITH «AMBIDEXTROUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ambidextrous.
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Peyton Manning
My high-school coach Tony Reginelli was kind of famous for 'Reggie-isms,' kind of like 'Yogi-isms.' He always said if you want to be a good quarterback, when sprinting left you want to be amphibious and throw left-handed. I told him, 'You mean ambidextrous, coach?'
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Rafael Nadal
I'm ambidextrous when I eat. But playing tennis right-handed - I can't do it. I'm clueless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMBIDEXTROUS»

Discover the use of ambidextrous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ambidextrous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ambidextrous: The Secret Lives of Children
So scandalous at the time that the book's first shipment to Great Britain was seized and burned on the London docks, Ambidextrous has since become a much-prized classic, and is now re-released as Volume One in this series of Picano's ...
Felice Picano, 2003
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Ambidextrous
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., he fought his way through those streets from childhood. He wasn't your ordinary thug. The book picks up in 1978 when he finished college by which time he was a hardcore heroin addict.
Robert Stapleton, 2012
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Ambidextrous: A Book of Poems
Poetry. An esteemed literary critic takes on wings in his first book of poetry.
Rupert C. Allen, 2005
4
Are Lobsters Ambidextrous?
Part of the Imponderables® series—the unchallenged source of answers to civilization's everyday mysteries—and charmingly illustrated by Kassie Schwan, this book provides you with information that encyclopedias, dictionaries, and ...
David Feldman, 2009
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The Ambidextrous Organization
This book explores insights from the extensive body of research that has been conducted over the last few years into the issues of exploratory versus exploitative learning, and how to manage the two within the context of an ambidextrous ...
Sidhu, Patrick Reinmoeller, 2014
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The New Ambidextrous Universe: Symmetry and Asymmetry from ...
This newly updated edition of a well-known work explores a pair of modern science's most fundamental discoveries: the asymmetric DNA helix and the overthrow of parity (left-right symmetry) in particle physics.
Martin Gardner, 2005
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Design for Lean Six Sigma: A Holistic Approach to Design and ...
2.3. AMBIDEXTROUS. ORGANIZATION. Companies that stay on the growth curve for the long term and deliver above-average return to shareholders must learn to be adept at both sets of activities – improving and managing the present as ...
Rajesh Jugulum, Philip Samuel, 2010
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A Complete and Balanced Service Scorecard: Creating Value ...
Organizations need to balance current and future needs. The ambidextrous organization principle, presented by Charles A. O'Reilly III and Michael L. Tushman, discusses the importance of an ambidextrous organization in the business world.
Praveen K. Gupta, Rajesh K. Tyagi, 2008
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Advances in Global Leadership
A rigid approach to leadership that relies on a narrow range of behaviors does not suffice for innovation. Our next step is, therefore, to develop a model of ambidextrous leadership for innovation that emphasizes flexibility and context sensitivity ...
William H. Mobley, Ying Wang, Ming Li, 2011
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Primate Laterality: Current Behavioral Evidence of Primate ...
Steklis & Marchant (1987) note no tendency for right- or left-handedness among 26 chimpanzees, most of whom were considered to be ambidextrous. Similar findings were noted by Heestand (1986) for 20 other individuals, and also by ...
Jeannette P. Ward, William D. Hopkins, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMBIDEXTROUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ambidextrous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Wimbledon 2015: Magical Gael Monfils wows SW19 crowd
Monfils showed that he was ambidextrous by playing shots with both hands during a rally in the third set of the third round match. He then drew ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
2
Army continues rollout of more durable, full-auto M4A1
The re-vamp of the M4 includes a heavier barrel, ambidextrous safety controls and conversion from three-round burst to fully automatic. «ArmyTimes.com, Jul 15»
3
Bill Ballou: Red Sox aren't your regular contenders
The ambidextrous pitcher, who threw only right-handed for the Red Sox, made 21 starts and 32 relief appearances for Boston in 1991. 2. «Worcester Telegram, Jul 15»
4
New York Knicks Must Bring Back Former Fan Favorite David Lee
Knicks fans will no doubt remember well that he is ambidextrous. Most importantly, while with Golden State he corrected his debilitating habit of ... «RantSports, Jul 15»
5
Who Is Stella Maxwell? 7 Things to Know About Miley Cyrus …
She's ambidextrous. When asked whether she was a righty or a lefty, Maxwell revealed that she is ambidextrous, so she can use both hands ... «Celebuzz, Jul 15»
6
Gear Review: UTG Covert Carry Ambi Messenger Bag
Leapers is the distributor for the UTG Covert Carry Ambidextrous Messenger Bag. The bag is available through their distributors, though their ... «Guns.com, Jul 15»
7
Ambidextrous pitcher keeps batters guessing
“He has always been able to do things with both hands and feet, he is a little ambidextrous in that way. “His brothers were right-handed, ... «Perry County Republic Monitor, Jul 15»
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Ambidextrous Oakland Athletics Pitcher Pat Venditte Shocked MLB …
The hype around Venditte is because he is ambidextrous and can attack hitters by pitching from both sides of the mound. He has shocked ... «Classicalite, Jun 15»
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What's it like to be an ambidextrous cricketer?
I wasn't born ambidextrous but made myself so after cricket's strange sinistralism was thrust upon me by a sporting injury. My left arm temporary ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jun 15»
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Ambidextrous Alex Stretches Out in Pegasus
Angel Serpa is back aboard Ambidextrous Alex as he stretches to two turns at a mile and a sixteenth on the main track for the first time for ... «Horse Racing Nation, Jun 15»

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