unilateral

(yū'nə-lăt'ər-əl)
adj.

1. Of, on, relating to, involving, or affecting only one side: "a unilateral advantage in defense" (New Republic).
2. Performed or undertaken by only one side: unilateral disarmament.
3. Obligating only one of two or more parties, nations, or persons, as a contract or an agreement.
4. Emphasizing or recognizing only one side of a subject.
5. Having only one side.
6. Tracing the lineage of one parent only: a unilateral genealogy.
7. Botany. Having leaves, flowers, or other parts on one side only.

unilaterally u'ni·lat'er·al·ly adv.

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Pertaining to one side of the body or body-part.

IN BRIEF: In a one-sided manner.

She decided unilaterally to quit her job.

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adj

One-sided.

For a list of words related to unilateral, see:

• Dimensions and Directions - unilateral: (adj) arranged on one side
• Reason and Rationale - unilateral: (adj) one-sided, imbalanced

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See words rhyming with "unilateral."

Common misspelling(s) of unilateral

• unilatreal

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ensidig

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenzijdig

Français (French)
adj. - unilatéral

Deutsch (German)
adj. - einseitig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μονόπλευρος, μονομερής, (νομ.) ετεροβαρής

Italiano (Italian)
unilaterale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - unilateral

Русский (Russian)
односторонний

Español (Spanish)
adj. - unilateral

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ensidig, unilateral

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
单方面, 片面的, 单边的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 單方面, 片面的, 單邊的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일방적인, 한편의, 편무의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 一方的な, 片側だけの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) جانب واحد, طرف واحد, احادي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נוגע לאדם או לצד אחד, חד-צדדי‬

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