Meanings
nounright brain (plural right brains)
plural right brains
- The right cerebral hemisphere; the part of the brain popularly associated with creativity.
And the secret to seeing—really seeing—was quieting the bossy know-it-all left brain so the mellower right brain could do its magic.
2005, Daniel H. Pink, A Whole New Mind, Riverhead Books, page 15
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body
Similar
right hemisphere
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish oikea aivopuolisko
- oikea aivopuoliskoright cerebral hemisphere
French hémisphère droit, cerveau droit
- hémisphère droitright cerebral hemisphere
- cerveau droitright cerebral hemisphere
Japanese 右脳
- 右脳 (unō)right cerebral hemisphere
Cite this entry
APA
right brain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20brain
MLA
“right brain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20brain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “right brain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/right%20brain.
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