ambidextre

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambidexter, from Latin ambi- + dexter.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əm.biˈðɛks.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) unknown
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [am.biˈðeks.tɾe]

ambidextre m or f (masculine and feminine plural ambidextres)

1. ambidextrous

ambidextre m or f by sense (plural ambidextres)

1. ambidextrous person

• ambidexteritat
• ambidextrisme
• destre

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin ambidexter (literally “right-handed on both sides”), from ambi- + dexter (whence French dextre).

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.bi.dɛkstʁ/

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ambidextre (plural ambidextres)

1. ambidextrous (having equal ability with both hands)

   Coordinate terms: gaucher, droitier

ambidextre m or f by sense (plural ambidextres)

1. ambidextrous person

   Coordinate terms: gaucher, droitier

• ambidextrie
• ambidextérité

• “ambidextre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.