handy
Noun · AdjectiveUS[han-dee]/ˈhændi/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (3)handier, handiest
- easy to reach“found a handy spot for the can opener”Synonyms: ready to handOpposite inaccessibleSimilar accessible
- useful and convenient“a handy gadget”Opposite uselessSimilar useful, utile
- skillful with the hands“handy with an axe”Opposite maladroitSimilar adroit
Noun (1)
- United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)Synonyms: W. C. HandyWilliam Christopher HandyInstance of composer
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Translations
Adjective within reach
- Spanish
- a mano
- German
- griffbereit
- Italian
- a portata di mano
- Portuguese
- à mão
- Polish
- podręczny
- Portuguese (PT)
- à mão
- Czech
- po ruce
Adjective easy to use
- Spanish
- práctico
- French
- pratique
- German
- praktisch
- Italian
- pratico
- Portuguese
- prático
- Turkish
- kullanışlı
- Russian
- практи́чный praktíčnyj
- Dutch
- handig
- Polish
- wygodny
- Vietnamese
- tiện dụng
6 more languages
- Portuguese (PT)
- prático
- Catalan
- pràctic
- Czech
- praktický
- Finnish
- kätevä
- Romanian
- îndemânatic
- Scottish Gaelic
- goireasach
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Hand′y (hănd′y̆), adjective [Compar. Handier (-ĭ·ẽr); superlative Handiest.]
Origin: OE. hendi, AS. hendig (in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs clever, wise.
1. Performed by the hand. obsolete
To draw up and come to handy strokes.— John Milton
2. Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit. “Each is handy in his way.” John Dryden
3. Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
4. Nautical Easily managed; obedient to the helm; — said of a vessel.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54