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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

right-handed

/ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
right-hand-ed
IPA
/ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.

adj

Intended to be worn on, or used by, the right hand.

adj

Turning or spiralling from left to right; clockwise.

adj

Of a particle for which the direction of its spin is the same as the direction of its motion.

adj

Of a coordinate system: following the right-hand rule.

noun

Right-handed people, taken as a whole.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English riȝt honded, equivalent to right + handed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: riȝt honded

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/

Inflected Forms

more right-handed (comparative) most right-handed (superlative) righthanded (alternative)

Derived Forms

rightie righty

Phrases

right-handedly right-handedness right-handed neutrino right-handed path

Frequently Paired Words

chirality

Synonyms

dextrorotary dextrorotatory

Antonyms

left-handed lefthanded

Rhymes With

left-handed single-handed red-handed empty-handed branded commanded stranded remanded disbanded banded sanded underhanded

Questions

How do you pronounce right-handed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹaɪtˈhændɪd/.
What does right-handed mean?
Using one's right hand in preference to, or more skillfully than, one's left.
Where does right-handed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce right-handed

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