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Meaning of "handism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDISM

handism  [ˈhændˌɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HANDISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of handism in the English dictionary

The definition of handism in the dictionary is discriminination against people on the grounds of whether they are left-handed or right-handed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDISM


ableism
ˈeɪbəlˌɪzəm
altruism
ˈæltruːˌɪzəm
archaism
ˈɑːkɪˌɪzəm
atheism
ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm
Chasidism
ˈhæsɪdˌɪzəm
dichroism
ˈdaɪkrəʊˌɪzəm
egoism
ˈiːɡəʊˌɪzəm
heroism
ˈhɛrəʊˌɪzəm
Hinduism
ˈhɪndʊˌɪzəm
jehadism
dʒɪˈhædˌɪzəm
jihadism
dʒɪˈhædˌɪzəm
Judaism
ˈdʒuːdeɪˌɪzəm
Lollardism
ˈlɒlədˌɪzəm
monotheism
ˈmɒnəʊθɪˌɪzəm
multilateralism
ˌmʌltɪˈlætərəlˌɪzəm
negativism
ˈnɛɡətɪvˌɪzəm
pastoralism
ˈpɑːstərəlˌɪzəm
triadism
ˈtraɪædˌɪzəm
tribadism
ˈtrɪbədˌɪzəm
vampirism
ˈvæmpaɪərˌɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDISM

handicap
handicap register
handicapped
handicapper
handicapping
handicraft
handicrafter
handicraftsman
handier
handiest
handily
handiness
handiwork
handjar
handjob
handkercher
handkerchief
handlanger
handle
handle with kid gloves

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDISM

absurdism
contrabandism
cryptorchidism
druidism
faddism
foodism
Girondism
gormandism
gourmandism
Hasidism
hyperthyroidism
hypothyroidism
Methodism
nomadism
nudism
photoperiodism
propagandism
sadism
vagabondism
warlordism

Synonyms and antonyms of handism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDISM

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

Translator English - Chinese

handism
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

handism
570 millions of speakers

English

handism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

handism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

handism
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

handism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

handism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

handism
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

handism
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tangan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

handism
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

handism
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

handism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Handism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

handism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

handism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हॅन्डिसम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

handism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

handism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

handism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

handism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

handism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

handism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

handism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

handism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

handism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handism

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDISM»

The term «handism» is used very little and occupies the 190.773 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDISM» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDISM»

Discover the use of handism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anti-libertarianism: Markets, philosophy and myth
... thin and tawdry - so many versions of that argument are. These, the more usual forms of invisible handism, form the subject of this chapter. 1 VULGAR INVISIBLE -HANDISM The reader will recall that 'vulgar invisible-handism', as I shall call it ...
Alan Haworth, 2006
2
The Left-Hander Syndrome: The Causes and Consequences of ...
... may take manyforms: racism and sexism aretwofamiliarones. WhatI am suggesting nowis thatwhat we can call. handism. is another. Right-handers, clearly believing thattheir handedness patternis associated with superior abilities  ...
Stanley Coren, 2012
3
Is the Market a Test of Truth and Beauty?: Essays in ...
An economist ignorant of the valid case is in real trouble. e attitude of the board and committee members mentioned above, and of the child in the frog story, is the very prototype of the “second- handism” diagnosed by Ayn Rand. e villains in  ...
Yeager, Leland B.
4
Left-Handedness: Behavioral Implications and Anomalies: ...
... 'sophomoreness.' We suggest that with careful analysis some important parallels might be drawn among sexism, racism, and what might be labelled ' handism'...'handism' also implies that there are systematic patterns of social arrangements ...
S. Coren, 1990
5
Collier's
You do not have to remove layers of pose, of fatt egoism, and glad-handism in order to get at the real, Harriman, who is as different from the creature of popular conception as from the creature of his own conception. The creature of popular ...
‎1907
6
Sh'ma: A Journal of Jewish Responsibility
76) Organizing ourselves to fight handism In an attempt to combat this grievous inequity in Jewish life, we Jewish lefties have formed ourselves together to work toward a new consciousness. We have already organized the Jewish Leftyist ...
‎1975
7
The New Monthly Magazine
... the grasping Sheriff of Middlesex seized it for taxes, when it was bought by the officers of the Heavysteeds for sixteen pounds, would form an instructive example of the mutability of earthly grandeur and the evanescence of four-in-handism.
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1852
8
The assault: Germany before the outbreak and England in ...
But I have never ceased to assure British friends that Mr. Wilson's Scotch Presbyterian stubbornness, plus very rugged personal integrity and no mean political acumen, fortifies him against the Black-Handism of the German organization, ...
Frederic William Wile, 1916
9
The Greville Memoirs: A Journal of the Reign of King George ...
... sharp and shrewd, and captivated with his congenial off-handism, but it requires something more than Brougham's flippant ipse dixit to convince me that the office of chancellor is such a sinecure and bagatelle. He had a levee the other night ...
Charles Greville, Richard Henry Stoddard, 1887
10
The Token and Atlantic Souvenir: A Christmas and New Year's ...
He had an ofi'. handism about him that was not to be discouraged by trifles— knew well all the mysteries of the larder — the virtues of good coffee, and had traveled in South America. He rode on horseback—bestriding the only steed, with a ...
‎1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handism is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How Jon Stewart And 'The Daily Show' Improved The Quality Of …
This is usually done in the name of being “objective” — that is, with good intent — but it results in a disingenuous “on-the-one-handism. «Bustle, Feb 15»
2
Google's 'Unconscious bias at work' seminar combats sexism, er, left …
It's lofty talk from a company trying to solve the problems of handism, and for Google, which has a reputation for scrutinizing every single detail, ... «Upstart, Sep 14»
3
Outfoxed and outboxed: Tim Hudak didn't lose the election, Kathleen …
... Liberal) and Free-From-Government--"Invisible-Handism" (Conservative). The latter--championed by Bush-Cheney--caused the economic ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 14»
4
According to Politico, Ted Cruz Is the Same As Wendy Davis, “More …
I call it “On the One Handism.” Today's example is Politico's coverage of Sen. Ted Cruz's (R-TX) 21-hour speech on the Senate floor leading up ... «Center For American Progress, Oct 13»
5
YouTube HOF: TV's Greatest 'Oh S—!' Moments
there was far too much Beltway on-the-other-handism to President Jed and the crew. This led to subplots in which a Democratic White House ... «Grantland, Mar 13»
6
Jemima Khan on Julian Assange: how the Wikileaks founder …
“On the other handism” doesn't make great copy, but in this particular debate everyone is too polarised. The kind of person who spends his life ... «New Statesman, Feb 13»
7
Think Again: The Media and Climate Science: ADHD or Deliberate …
... information as legitimate either through a commitment to what I call "on the one-handism" and "false balance" -- in which two opposing sides ... «Huffington Post, Sep 12»
8
The Problem of Conservative 'Intellectuals'
Afflicted by the elite journalistic disease of “on-the-one-handism,” the MSM's supposed arbiters of truth—like the Washington Post's Glenn ... «The Nation., Sep 12»
9
The Washington Post's Feckless 'Fact-Check'
Afflicted by the elite journalistic disease of “on-the-one-handism,” the MSM's supposed arbiters of truth—like the Post's Glenn Kessler—can't ... «The Nation., Sep 12»
10
Let's Just Say It: The Republicans AND the Media Are the Problem
... as bigfoot pundits—committed to the mindlessness of what I call “on-the-one-handism”—not only whitewash Republican extremism, but paint ... «The Nation., Jul 12»

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