Home › Words › L › lateralitylateralitylaterality means the state or quality of being lateral.EtymologyFrom lateral + -ity.nounthe state or quality of being lateralDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.laterolateral 66% match — side-to-side vs laterality →asymmetricality 65% match — The quality of being asymmetrical. vs laterality →bilaterality 65% match — The state or condition of being bilateral vs laterality →hemilateral 63% match — Relating to one lateral half of the body vs laterality →semilateral 63% match — Partially lateral (partially on one's side) vs laterality →asymmetricity 63% match — The condition of being asymmetric vs laterality →laterally 63% match — Done in a lateral manner. vs laterality →contralaterality 62% match — The state of being contralateral, i.e. being on opposite sides. vs laterality →