Definitions for handy
ˈhæn dihandy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Handy, W. C. Handy, William Christopher Handyadjective

   United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958)

2. handy, ready to hand(p)adjective

   easy to reach

   "found a handy spot for the can opener"

3. handyadjective

   easy to use

   "a handy gadget"

4. handyadjective

   skillful with the hands

   "handy with an axe"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. handyadjective

   Easy to use, useful.

   Some people regard duct tape as a handy fix-all.

2. handyadjective

   Nearby, within reach.

   You wouldn't have a screwdriver handy, would you?

3. handyadjective

   dexterous, skilful

   She's very handy - she made all her own kitchen cupboards.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Handyadjective

   Etymology: from hand.

   1. Executed or performed by the hand.

   Proudly vaunting, that although they were but few, yet they would easily overthrow the great numbers of them, if ever they came to handy blows. Richard Knolles, Hist. of the Turks.

   Both parties now were drawn so close,
   Almost to come to handy blows. Hudibras, p. i. cant. 3.

   2. Ready; dexterous; skilful.

   She stript the stalks of all their leaves; the best
   She cull’d, and them with handy care she drest. Dryden.

   The servants wash the platter, scour the plate;
   And each is handy in his way. Dryden.

   3. Convenient.

   The strike-block is a plane shorter than the jointer, and is more handy than the long jointer. Joseph Moxon, Mech. Exer.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Handy

   performed by the hand

2. Handy

   skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit

3. Handy

   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. Handy

   easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel

5. Etymology: [OE. hendi, AS. hendig (in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs clever, wise.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Handy

   han′di, adj. dexterous: ready to the hand: convenient: near.—adv. Hand′ily.—ns. Handi′ness; Hand′y-man, a man for doing odd jobs.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HANDY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Handy is ranked #2482 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Handy surname appeared 14,537 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 would have the surname Handy.
   
   55.4% or 8,064 total occurrences were White.
   36.3% or 5,289 total occurrences were Black.
   4.1% or 599 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 401 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 108 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 78 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'handy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3099

How to pronounce handy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say handy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of handy in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of handy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of handy in a Sentence

1. Elon Musk:

   We have this handy fusion reactor in the sky called the sun. You don't have to do anything, it just works. Shows up everyday and produces ridiculous amounts of power.

2. Howard Means:

   Terry Norman is in a sense the second gunman on the grassy knoll ... He's been kind of a handy bogeyman or a red herring.

3. onlineibusiness:

   10 QUESTIONS SMALL BUSINESSES SHOULD ASK WHEN HIRING AN IT SERVICE PROVIDER Based on the premise that small- and medium-sized businesses oftentimes lack specific criteria to go by when seeking to hire an IT services provider for their every day Information Technology needs, the following list is a handy cheat sheet that addresses 10 main questions businesses should ask a potential IT service providers when seeking and comparing IT services:

4. Kristine Arthur:

   I find that for anyone who has to take pills more than once a day, using a pill box is really handy and it can be very efficient.

5. W. C. Fields:

   I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake--which I also keep handy.

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