unilateral

== English == === Etymology === A modern creation (circa 1802), from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”), from Latin ūnus (“one”) + laterālis (“sided, lateral”), equivalent to uni- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl/ (UK) IPA(key): [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt.ə.ɹɫ̩], [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt͡ʃ.ɹɫ̩] (US) IPA(key): [ˌjʉː.nəˈɫæɾ.ɚ.ɻɫ̩] Rhymes: -ætəɹəl === Adjective === unilateral (comparative more unilateral, superlative most unilateral) Done by one side only. Affecting only one side of the body. Binding or affecting one party only. ==== Synonyms ==== one-sided ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === one-sidedly unilateralism unilaterally == Catalan == === Etymology === From uni- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [u.ni.lə.təˈɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [u.ni.la.teˈɾal] Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral === Adjective === unilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterals) unilateral ==== Derived terms ==== unilateralitat unilateralment === Further reading === “unilateral”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “unilateral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “unilateral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “unilateral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈunilad̥əˌʁɑˀl/ === Adjective === unilateral unilateral === Further reading === “unilateral” in Den Danske Ordbog == Galician == === Etymology === From uni- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /u.ni.la.tɛˈɾal/ Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral === Adjective === unilateral m or f (plural unilaterais) unilateral Antonym: bilateral ==== Derived terms ==== unilateralmente === Further reading === “unilateral”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “unilateral”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌunilatəˈʁaːl/ === Adjective === unilateral (strong nominative masculine singular unilateraler, not comparable) unilateral ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Unilateralismus ==== Related terms ==== bilateral multilateral === Further reading === “unilateral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “unilateral” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon == Indonesian == === Etymology === Internationalism, lateral +‎ uni-, from New Latin ūnilaterālis (“one-sided”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /u.ni.la.tə.ˈral/ Rhymes: -ral Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧tê‧ral === Adjective === unilatêral (comparative lebih unilateral, superlative paling unilateral) unilateral Synonym: sehala (Standard Malay) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “unilateral”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Piedmontese == === Alternative forms === ünilateral === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ynilateˈral/ === Adjective === unilateral unilateral == Portuguese == === Etymology === From uni- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral === Adjective === unilateral m or f (plural unilaterais) unilateral (affecting only one side) one-sided; partial (biased in favour of one faction) Synonym: parcial (of a contract or interaction) unilateral (binding or affecting one party only) ==== Derived terms ==== unilateralidade unilateralmente === Further reading === “unilateral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “unilateral” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913 “unilateral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French unilatéral. By surface analysis, uni- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌu.ni.la.teˈral/ === Adjective === unilateral m or n (feminine singular unilaterală, masculine plural unilaterali, feminine/neuter plural unilaterale) unilateral Binding or affecting one party only. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== unilateralitate == Spanish == === Etymology === From uni- +‎ lateral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /unilateˈɾal/ [u.ni.la.t̪eˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: u‧ni‧la‧te‧ral === Adjective === unilateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural unilaterales) unilateral ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “unilateral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === unilateral (not comparable) unilateral === Further reading === unilateral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)