handiness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

handiness
    n 1: skillfulness with the hands; "he can do any sort of work
         requiring handiness and dexterity"
    2: the quality of being at hand when needed [syn: {handiness},
       {accessibility}, {availability}, {availableness}] [ant:
       {inaccessibility}, {unavailability}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Handiness \Hand"i*ness\, n.
   The quality or state of being handy.
   [1913 Webster]