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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

편리성

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pyeonriseong

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Handiness/ˈhæn.di.nəs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 도구의 편리성은 작업 시간을 크게 단축시킵니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being useful, convenient, or easy to use.

    "She appreciated the handiness of having a grocery store right across the street."
  2. 2

    Manual skill, dexterity, or cleverness in repairing and making things.

    "His handiness around the house saved them hundreds of dollars in plumbing and carpentry repairs."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English 'handig', meaning skillful or dexterous, combined with the Germanic nominal suffix '-nesu'. Over centuries, the term evolved from denoting physical manual dexterity to also encompassing utility, convenience, and practical aptitude for repair or construction tasks.

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