leftness

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noun

The property of being on, or moving toward, the left.

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Meanings

nounleftness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe property of being on, or moving toward, the left.

    In fact, early generative work recognized a leftness effect on pronoun antecedent relations (Langacker 1969) and the binding of pronouns by quantifiers and other operators (Postal 1972, Jacobson 1977, Chomsky 1976).

    1995, Mary Dalrymple, Formal Issues in Lexical-functional Grammar, page 254
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    The clockwise beating of cilia results in a net flow of extraembryonic fluid leftwards, which may result in the accumulation of an unidentified leftness determinant, which flows into the node symmetrically, on the left side of the node.

    2006, Manfred Schliwa, Molecular Motors, page 359

Origin

From left + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

feltness
Cite this entry
APA

leftness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftness

MLA

“leftness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leftness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leftness.

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