# 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: /ˌjuːnɪˈlætərəl/
** (UK) IPA: [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt.ə.ɹɫ̩], [ˌjʉː.nɪˈlæt͡ʃ.ɹɫ̩]
** (US) IPA: [ˌjʉː.nəˈɫæɾ.ɚ.ɻɫ̩]
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

### Adjective

unilateral (comparative more unilateral, superlative most unilateral)
* Done by one side only.
** 2010, Roger D. Blair, Jeffrey L. Harrison, “The Antitrust Laws and Monopsonistic Forms of Conduct”, in Monopsony in Law and Economics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, section 2.4 (A Taxonomy of Monopsony Cases), page 29:For purposes of evaluating monopsony cases from the standpoint of economic efficiency, it makes sense to adopt a "purpose"-oriented classification system. After all, all monopsony cases can be reduced to either a unilateral or collusive use of buying power in order to promote the interests of the buyer.
* Affecting only one side of the body.
* Binding or affecting one party only.

#### Synonyms

* one-sided

#### Derived terms

* nonunilateral
* unilateral contract
* unilateralism
* unilateralist
* unilateralistic
* unilaterality
* unilaterally
* unilateralness

#### Translations
### See also

* one-sidedly
* unilateralism
* unilaterally

## Catalan
### Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [u.ni.lə.təˈɾal]
* IPA: (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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “unilateral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “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: /ˈunilad̥əˌʁɑˀl/

### Adjective

unilateral
* unilateral

### Further reading

* “unilateral” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Galician
### Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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, 2012–2025
* “unilateral” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌunilatəˈʁaːl/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

unilateral (strong nominative masculine singular unilateraler, not comparable)
* unilateral

#### 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: /u.ni.la.tə.ˈral/
* Rhymes: -ral
* Hyphenation: u‧ni‧la‧tê‧ral

### Adjective

unilatêral
* unilateral
    Synonym: sehala (Standard Malay)

#### Related terms

* unilateralisme

### Further reading

* “unilateral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, 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: /ynilateˈral/

### Adjective

unilateral
* unilateral

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /u.ni.la.teˈɾaw/ [u.ni.la.teˈɾaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾal/ [u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾal/ [u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /u.ni.lɐ.tɨˈɾa.li/
* 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 Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French unilatéral. By surface analysis, uni- +‎ lateral.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌu.ni.la.teˈral/

### Adjective

unilateral m or n (feminine singular unilaterală, masculine plural unilaterali, feminine and neuter plural unilaterale)
* unilateral
* Binding or affecting one party only.

#### Related terms

* unilateralitate

## Spanish
### Etymology

From uni- +‎ lateral.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* unilateralidad
* unilateralmente

### Further reading

* “unilateral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Adjective

unilateral (not (comparable))
* unilateral

### Further reading

* unilateral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)