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noun
The quality or state of being handy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of being at hand when needed
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: accessibility, availability, availableness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: convenience
Narrower terms: command, print
noun
skillfulness with the hands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skillfulness
History
Etymology tree English handy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English handiness From handy + -ness.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
