Meanings
nounchirality (countable and uncountable, plural chiralities)
plural chiralities
- countableuncountableThe phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
Synonyms: handedness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are otherwise identical; handedness.
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Origin
From chiral + -ity = chir- + -ality.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan quiralitat
- quiralitathandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Czech chiralita
- chiralitahandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Dutch chiraliteit
- chiraliteithandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Finnish kiraalisuus, kätisyys
- kiraalisuushandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- kätisyyshandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
French chiralité
- chiralitéhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
German Chiralität
- Chiralitäthandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Greek χειρομορφία
- χειρομορφία (cheiromorfía)handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Hungarian kiralitás
- kiralitáshandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Icelandic hendni
- hendnihandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Indonesian kekiralan, kiralitas
- kekiralanhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- kiralitashandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Italian chiralità
- chiralitàhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Japanese カイラリティー, キラリティー
- カイラリティーhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- キラリティーhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Korean 카이랄성
- 카이랄성 (kairalseong)handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Malay kekiralan
- kekiralanhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Norwegian Bokmål kiralitet
- kiralitethandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Persian دستسانی
- دستسانی (dastsâni)handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Polish chiralność
- chiralnośćhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Portuguese quiralidade
- quiralidadehandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Russian хира́льность, кира́льность
- хира́льность (xirálʹnostʹ)handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- кира́льность (királʹnostʹ)handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Spanish quiralidad
- quiralidadhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Swedish kiralitet
- kiralitethandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Tamil சமச்சீரின்மை
- சமச்சீரின்மை (camaccīriṉmai)handedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Turkish aynallık, kirallik
- aynallıkhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
- kirallikhandedness in chemistry, physic and mathematics
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with chirality
realitybestialitypersonalityhospitalitysexualityconfidentialitymoralitylocalityhomosexualitymentalitypluralitydualitylegalitybrutalitymodalityfatalitygeneralitytotalitycausalitysensualityformalitynormalityproportionalitydimensionality
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
chirality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirality
MLA
“chirality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirality. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chirality,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chirality.
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