sidedness
Quality of alignment
Sidedness refers to the quality of having a particular number or arrangement of sides.
In geometry, it describes shapes: the three-sidedness of a triangle.
More abstractly, it captures the quality of favoring one perspective or party: The one-sidedness of the coverage drew criticism.
Two-sidedness suggests balance or duality; many-sidedness implies complexity or versatility.
Lack of proportion
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- lopsidednessState of being uneven
- disproportionLack of proper balance
- skewnessDistribution asymmetry measure
irregularity · nonuniformity · anisotropy · misalignment · disparity · unequal · unbalanced · skewed
Unfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- slantOblique angle or bias
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
unfairness · inequity · tilt · predisposition · inclination · leaning · tendency · subjectivity
Multisided plane figure
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- quadrilateralFour-sided closed figure
- pentagonFive-sided closed figure
- hexagonSix-sided closed figure
octagon · edge · face · vertex · equilateral · perimeter · angle · facet
Favoring one's stronger side
- left-handedDominant on sinister side
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- southpawLeft-handed person, informally
sinistral · dextral · manual · lateralization · cross-dominance · handwriting · grip
imbalance
Lack of proportion
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- lopsidednessState of being uneven
- disproportionLack of proper balance
skewness · irregularity · nonuniformity · anisotropy · misalignment · disparity · unequal · unbalanced · skewed · bilateral
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- slantOblique angle or bias
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
prejudice · unfairness · inequity · tilt · predisposition · inclination · leaning · tendency · subjectivity · sectarianism
polygon
Multisided plane figure
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- quadrilateralFour-sided closed figure
- pentagonFive-sided closed figure
hexagon · octagon · edge · face · vertex · equilateral · perimeter · angle · facet
right-handed
Favoring one's stronger side
- left-handedDominant on sinister side
- ambidextrousSkilled with both hands
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
southpaw · sinistral · dextral · manual · lateralization · cross-dominance · handwriting · grip
topside
Ship's upper deck area
dorsal · ventral · anterior · posterior · proximal · distal · facing · aspect
sidednessneutrality
State of taking sides
impartiality · objectivity · even-handedness · disinterestedness · nonpartisanship
sidednessnon-alignment
Refusing superpower allegiance
neutralism · independence · fence-sitting · non-involvement · noncommitment
sidednesssymmetry
Invariance under transformation
bilaterality · centrality · balance · evenness · uniformity
side, inside, outside, beside, sideways, sides, insides, sidekick, sidestep