Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laterality

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
lat-er-al-i-ty
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the state or quality of being lateral

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From lateral + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lateralities (plural)

Derived Forms

bilaterality

Synonyms

dominance handedness lateralization lateralisation

Questions

What does laterality mean?
the state or quality of being lateral
Where does laterality come from?
From lateral + -ity.

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