ambidexterity
noun
am·bi·dex·ter·i·ty
ˌam-bi-(ˌ)dek-ˈster-ə-tē 
-ˈste-rə-
: the quality or state of being ambidextrous
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Making a French omelet is an exercise in ambidexterity.
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Treat ambidexterity as a permanent skill.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This is slightly different from ambidexterity, which is the equal use of both hands.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Company – and even national – characteristics of openness, agility and ambidexterity provide a cultural context that promotes innovation.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
But Yeoh has defied this, cultivating a sort of full-body ambidexterity, shifting at will between modes of movement that have lived in her for years.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
Myers saw Hickman use it to compensate for the lack of ambidexterity sought in high-level lacrosse midfielders.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2021
There’s a difference between mixed-handedness and the more common phenomenon of ambidexterity.
—Ben Cohen, WSJ, 14 May 2021
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Megan Zhang, Saveur, 4 Sep. 2025
Treat ambidexterity as a permanent skill.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This is slightly different from ambidexterity, which is the equal use of both hands.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2025
Company – and even national – characteristics of openness, agility and ambidexterity provide a cultural context that promotes innovation.
—Ted Ladd, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
But Yeoh has defied this, cultivating a sort of full-body ambidexterity, shifting at will between modes of movement that have lived in her for years.
—New York Times, 15 Mar. 2022
Myers saw Hickman use it to compensate for the lack of ambidexterity sought in high-level lacrosse midfielders.
—Nathan Baird, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2021
There’s a difference between mixed-handedness and the more common phenomenon of ambidexterity.
—Ben Cohen, WSJ, 14 May 2021
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ambidexterity
noun
am·bi·dex·ter·i·ty
ˌam-bi-(ˌ)dek-ˈster-ət-ē
plural ambidexterities
: the quality or state of being ambidextrous
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