handiness


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hand·y

 (hăn′dē)
adj. hand·i·er, hand·i·est
1. Easily or effectively used; convenient or useful: a handy tool; a handy reference book.
2. Easy to manage or handle. Used of a ship.
3. Readily accessible or convenient in location: kept his cell phone handy; found a handy spot for the hammer.
4. Skillful in using one's hands; manually adroit. See Synonyms at dexterous.
hand′i·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.handiness - skillfulness with the hands; "he can do any sort of work requiring handiness and dexterity"
skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful
2.handiness - the quality of being at hand when neededhandiness - the quality of being at hand when needed
accessibility, availability, availableness
convenience - the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"
command - availability for use; "the materials at the command of the potters grew"
print - availability in printed form; "we've got to get that story into print"; "his book is no longer in print"
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Translations
مُلائَمَه، سُهولَة الإسْتِعْمال
příhodnost
det at være bekvem
ügyesség
handlagni
beceriklilik

handiness

[ˈhændɪnɪs] N
1. (= closeness) → proximidad f
the advantage of this house is its handiness for the school → la ventaja de esta casa es su proximidad a la escuela or lo cerca que queda de la escuela
because of the handiness of the library → debido a que la biblioteca está tan a mano or queda tan cerca, porque resulta tan cómodo ir a la biblioteca
2. [of tool, gadget] → utilidad f
3. (= skill) → habilidad f, destreza f
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handiness

n
(= skill) → Geschick nt, → Geschicklichkeit f
(= nearness, accessibility: of shops etc) → günstige Lage
(= convenience, usefulness: of tool, car etc) → Nützlichkeit f; (= easiness to handle) → Handlichkeit f
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handy

(ˈhӕndi) adjective
1. ready (to use); in a convenient place. I like to keep my tools handy; This house is handy for the shops.
2. easy to use; useful. a handy tool.
ˈhandiness noun
ˈhandyman (ˈmӕn) noun
a man who does jobs, for himself or other people, especially around the house.
come in handy
to be useful. I'll keep these bottles – they might come in handy.
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