nondominant
Lesser in influence
Nondominant describes whatever is not the prevailing or controlling force in a given context.
A person's nondominant hand is the one they don't favor—the left hand for right-handed people.
In genetics, a nondominant trait is recessive.
The term appears in discussions of power dynamics: nondominant cultures, nondominant groups.
The spelling non-dominant also appears.
Lesser in rank
- inferiorOf lower rank
- minorScale with lowered third
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
- marginalBarely adequate
subaltern · ancillary · subsidiary · subservient · junior · lowly · lesser · underrepresented
Masked unless paired identically
- latentPresent but inactive
- unassertiveNot forceful or bold
- yieldingBending under pressure
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
docile · meek · compliant · acquiescent · retiring · reserved · inhibited · nonaggressive
Masked unless paired identically
- heterozygousHaving unlike gene variants
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
- maskedHaving face covered
carrier · genotype · phenotype · trait · inherited · Mendelian
Dominant on sinister side
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
- off-handCasual and unrehearsed
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
- southpawLeft-handed person, informally
Made or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- underpoweredLacking adequate force
- faintWeak and indistinct
slight · tenuous · vulnerable · atrophied · underused · neglected · underdeveloped · weakened
secondary
Lesser in rank
- inferiorOf lower rank
- minorScale with lowered third
- peripheralExternal computer add-on
marginal · subaltern · ancillary · subsidiary · subservient · junior · lowly · lesser · underrepresented · minority
recessive
Masked unless paired identically
- latentPresent but inactive
- unassertiveNot forceful or bold
- yieldingBending under pressure
submissive · docile · meek · compliant · acquiescent · retiring · reserved · inhibited · nonaggressive · unobtrusive
recessive
Masked unless paired identically
- heterozygousHaving unlike gene variants
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- unexpressedNot communicated outwardly
masked · carrier · genotype · phenotype · trait · inherited · Mendelian
left-handed
Dominant on sinister side
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
- off-handCasual and unrehearsed
- sinistralLeft-side dominant
diminished
Made or became smaller
- reducedMade less in amount
- compromisedMade vulnerable to harm
- underpoweredLacking adequate force
faint · slight · tenuous · vulnerable · atrophied · underused · neglected · underdeveloped · weakened · impaired
nondominantdominant
Having superior influence
controlling · ruling · predominant · commanding · prevailing
domain, dominant, dominate, dominance, dominion, domination, predominant, indomitable, predominantly