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Synonyms for handiness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : han-dee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæn di |
Top 10 synonyms for handiness
- accessory
- address
- adroitness
- advancement
- agreeableness
- aid
- alacrity
- appropriateness
- aptness
- avail
- benefit
- bent
- capability
- capacity
- cleverness
- clout
- comfort
- comforts
- command
- competence
- contribution
- cooperation
- craft
- cunning
- decency
- deftness
- dexterity
- dispatch
- dodge
- ease
- effortlessness
- eloquence
- enjoyment
- expedience
- expedition
- experience
- expertise
- expertism
- expertness
- facility
- faculty
- finesse
- fitness
- flair
- fluency
- forte
- furtherance
- genius
- gift
- good will
- goods
- handiness
- hang of it
- head
- help
- inclination
- ingenuity
- intelligence
- job
- keenness
- knack
- know-how
- life
- line
- luxury
- makings
- mastership
- mastery
- maturity
- means
- mind for
- ministration
- ministry
- moxie
- neatness
- nimbleness
- nose
- one's thing
- openness
- opportuneness
- particular activity adeptness
- preparation
- preparedness
- profession
- proficiency
- promotion
- promptitude
- promptness
- propensity
- prowess
- quickness
- rapidity
- readiness
- receptiveness
- relief
- right stuff
- ripeness
- satisfaction
- savvy
- service
- serviceability
- set
- skill
- skillfulness
- sleight
- smarts
- smoothness
- strength
- stuff
- succor
- suitability
- suitableness
- support
- tact
- talent
- technique
- the goods
- the right stuff
- time saver
- touch
- trade
- trick
- turn
- use
- utility
- volubility
- what it takes
- willingness
Définition of handiness
Origin :- c.1300, "skilled with the hands" (implied in surnames), from hand (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "conveniently accessible" is from 1640s.
- As in knack : noun ability, talent
- As in readiness : noun skill; eagerness
- As in skill : noun ability, talent to do something
- As in ability : noun natural or acquired power in a
- As in convenience : noun availability, usefulness; useful thing
- As in dexterity : noun aptitude, ability
- No doubt he slipped in and out with almost the handiness with which one might crack a whip.
- Extract from : « Woodcraft » by Alan Douglas
- He has been invaluable with his sailor's resources and handiness.
- Extract from : « The Daisy Chain » by Charlotte Yonge
- Despite his cunning and the handiness of his craft, Dick has not always come off scot-free.
- Extract from : « Gwen Wynn » by Mayne Reid
- I've heard about your handiness with the thrust buckets on the cruisers.
- Extract from : « Danger in Deep Space » by Carey Rockwell
- When the 'Ariel'—for so they called her—arrived, the friends were delighted with her speed and handiness.
- Extract from : « Shelley » by Sydney Waterlow
- At the time I thought he was joking—that I had seen the extreme limit that morning of the "handiness" of the modern destroyer.
- Extract from : « To Kiel in the 'Hercules' » by Lewis R. Freeman
- My handiness with the ropes, when I volunteered to help in hoisting sail, surprised and even perplexed him.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Revel » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- For three years he worked in Mr. Penfold's yard, giving much satisfaction to his employer by his steadiness and handiness.
- Extract from : « A Final Reckoning » by G. A. Henty
- Fritz was hurling plenty of "hate" at the solitary little craft, and only her speed and handiness saved her from annihilation.
- Extract from : « The Thick of the Fray at Zeebrugge » by Percy F. Westerman
- Bob inherited his handiness from his father, who seemed a master of all crafts, a true Yankee genius.
- Extract from : « Hawthorne and His Circle » by Julian Hawthorne
Antonyms for handiness
- avocation
- awkwardness
- blockage
- clumsiness
- damage
- delay
- difficulty
- disadvantage
- discouragement
- disinclination
- dissatisfaction
- dullness
- entertainment
- fun
- handicap
- hindrance
- hurt
- ignorance
- impediment
- impotence
- inability
- inadequacy
- inanity
- inappropriateness
- incapability
- incapacity
- incompetence
- inconvenience
- ineptitude
- ineptness
- inexpedience
- inexperience
- injury
- inutility
- lack
- limitation
- loss
- need
- obstruction
- paralysis
- restriction
- slowing
- slowness
- stop
- stoppage
- stupidity
- unhappiness
- unpreparedness
- unsuitability
- uselessness
- want
- waste
- weakness
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