Meaning

5 senses
  1. Having equal or comparable ability in both hands; in particular, able to write well with both hands.

    beidhändig

    владе́ющий одина́ково хорошо́ обе́ими рука́миvladéjuščij odinákovo xorošó obéimi rukámi

  2. Equally usable by left-handed and right-handed people (as a tool or instrument).

  3. (humorous)Of a person, bisexual.

  4. Exceptionally skillful; adept in more than one medium, genre, style, etc.

    Michelangelo was a very ambidextrous artist, producing sculptures and frescoes with equal ability.

  5. (archaic)Practising or siding with both parties.

More definitions
  • marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another
  • equally skillful with each hand

Examples

67 sentences
  1. Tom said that he was ambidextrous.

    Том сказав, що він амбідекстр.

    ruТом сказал, он амбидекстр.

    deTom sagte, dass er Beidhänder sei.

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  2. I don't think Tom is ambidextrous.

    deIch glaube nicht, dass Tom Beidhänder ist.

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  3. Tom said that Mary was ambidextrous.

    ruТом сказал, что Мэри - амбидекстр.

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  4. Tom said that Mary wasn't ambidextrous.

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  5. Tom said that he wasn't ambidextrous.

    ruТом сказал, что он не амбидекстр.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having equal ability in both hands:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
having equal ability in both hands:

Origin

From Medieval Latin ambidexter + -ous, the former from ambi- (“both”) + dexter (“right”),

From Medieval Latin ambidexter + -ous, the former from ambi- (“both”) + dexter (“right”), thus literally “both hands being like a right hand”. By surface analysis, ambi- (“both”) + dextrous (“skillful; agile”).

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Forms

more ambidextrous, most ambidextrous
Comparativemore ambidextrous Lesson
Superlativemost ambidextrous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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