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side¹
- /ˈsaɪ̯d/
- [ˈsaɪ̯d]
- /ˈsɑɪ̯d/ Australia
- [ˈsɑ̟ɪ̯d] Australia
- /ˈsɒ̈ɪ̯d/ Australia
- [ˈsɒ̈ɪ̯d] Australia
- /ˈsɛɪd/ Northumbria
- /ˈsʌi̯d/ Scotland
- /ˈsaːd/ Appalachia, General South African, Southern US
- [ˈsaːd] Appalachia, General South African, Southern US
Sounds like sighed (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English side, from Old English sīde (“side, flank”), from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ (“side, flank, edge, shore”), derived from *sīdaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- (“long, lasting”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Siede (“side”), West Frisian side (“side”), Dutch zijde, zij (“side”), German Low German Sied (“side”), German Seite (“side”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, and Norwegian Nynorsk side (“side”), Swedish sida (“side”).
The LGBTQ slang sense was coined by sex therapist and author Joe Kort in 2010 and popularized in 2013. The sense was coined by analogy with top and bottom and based on the metaphor of a box which has a top, bottom, and sides.
noun sides
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A bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape.
A square has four sides.
Similar: edge
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A flat surface of a three-dimensional object; a face.
A cube has six sides.
Similar: face
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One half (left or right, top or bottom, front or back, etc.) of something or someone.
Which side of the tray shall I put it on? The patient was bleeding on the right side.
Similar: half
- A region in a specified position with respect to something. Meet me on the north side of the monument.
- The portion of the human torso usually covered by the arms when they are not raised; the areas on the left and right between the belly or chest and the back. Meronyms: flank, loin; latus, lumbus
- One possible aspect of a concept, person, or thing. Look on the bright side.
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One set of competitors in a game.
Which side has kick-off?
Similar: team
- A group having a particular allegiance in a conflict or competition. there are two sides to every question
- A line of descent traced through a particular relative, usually a parent or spouse, as distinguished from that traced through another. his mother's side of the family
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One surface of a sheet of paper (used instead of "page", which can mean one or both surfaces.)
John wrote 15 sides for his essay!
Similar: page
- A sports team. Newly promoted, they were top of the First Division and unbeaten when they took on a Manchester United side that had been revitalized by a new manager,[…].
- A dish that accompanies the main course; a side dish. Do you want a side of cole-slaw with that?
- A group of morris dancers who perform together.
- A recorded piece of music; a record, especially in jazz. But Bechet chafed under even the loose discipline of the Ellington group, and left. Through these years he wandered, making only a few sides, at the moment when jazz records were beginning to flood onto the market.
- Sidespin; english He had to put a bit of side on to hit the pink ball.
- A television channel, usually as opposed to the one currently being watched (from when there were only two channels). I just want to see what's on the other side — James said there was a good film on tonight.
- The batters faced in an inning by a particular pitcher. Clayton Kershaw struck out the side in the 6th inning.
- An unjustified air of self-importance; a conceited attitude. Indeed, Yeere was rapidly beginning to forget what he had been. One of his own rank and file put the matter brutally when he asked Yeere, in reference to nothing, “And who has been making you a Member of Council, lately? You carry the side of half a dozen of ’em.”
- A written monologue or part of a scene to be read by an actor at an audition. Some directors use full scripts (book); others use “sides,” which consist of one or two words of the cue and the subsequent full speech of the individual actor.
- A person who prefers not to engage in anal sex during same-sex sexual activity. My boyfriend and I are both sides; we prefer to do oral and other stuff.
- A root. And 9 is said to be the Square, 27 the Cube of 3, which is call'd the Side of 9 and 27, &c.
adjective more side · most side
- Being on the left or right, or toward the left or right; lateral. One mighty squadron with a side wind sped.
- Indirect; oblique; incidental. a side issue; a side view or remark
verb sides · siding · sided
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To ally oneself, be in an alliance, usually with "with" or rarely "in with"
Which will you side with, good or evil?
Similar: take side
- To lean on one side.
- To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward. His blind eye that syded Paridell.
- To suit; to pair; to match. 1660-1667, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon He had ure read more , and carried more about him , in his excellent Memory , than any Man I ever knew , my Lord Falkland only excepted , who I think ided him
- To work (a timber or rib) to a certain thickness by trimming the sides.
- To furnish with a siding. to side a house
- To provide with, as a side or accompaniment. Entrees are sided with a generous portion of vegetables, and some include little surprises […]
side²
- /ˈsaɪ̯d/
- [ˈsaɪ̯d]
- /ˈsɑɪ̯d/ Australia
- [ˈsɑ̟ɪ̯d] Australia
- /ˈsɒ̈ɪ̯d/ Australia
- [ˈsɒ̈ɪ̯d] Australia
- /ˈsɛɪd/ Northumbria
- /ˈsʌi̯d/ Scotland
- /ˈsaːd/ Appalachia, General South African, Southern US
- [ˈsaːd] Appalachia, General South African, Southern US
Sounds like sighed (except Scotland) · Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle English side, syde, syd, from Old English sīd (“wide, broad, spacious, ample, extensive, vast, far-reaching”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīd, from Proto-Germanic *sīdaz (“drooping, hanging, low, excessive, extra”), from Proto-Indo-European *sēy- (“to send, throw, drop, sow, deposit”). Cognate with obsolete Dutch zijd (“wide, vast”), Low German sied (“low”), Swedish sid (“long, hanging down”), Icelandic síður (“low hanging, long”).
adjective more side · most side
- Wide; large; long, pendulous, hanging low, trailing; far-reaching. But when he perceaved that the sayd Pryest could not pourge himself of the foresayd crime he prively payed him his quarters wages before hande and suffered hym to departe without farther tryall of the sayd cryme: and now he jetteth in london wyth side gown and sarcenet typet as good a virgin priest
- Far; distant.
adverb more side · most side
- Widely; wide; far.
verb sides · siding · sided
- To clear, tidy or sort. Meanwhile I have plenty to employ me, in siding drawers and locked places, which I left in the disgracefullest confusion ;
Side³
- /ˈsiː.deɪ/ UK
- /ˈsi.deɪ/ US
Rhymes with -iːdeɪ
Where it comes from
From Latin Side, from Ancient Greek Σίδη (Sídē).
proper noun
- An ancient city, archaeological site, and modern town in modern Antalya Province, Turkey, on a small peninsula on the Mediterranean coast of Anatolia, settled by Greeks from Cyme.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: position, sidelong, incident, slope, by, incline, incidental, broadside, english, go with, lateral, face, root, bye, added, endpoint
Translations
Every language
noun bounding straight edge of an object
| Español | lado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쪽 jjok |
| 日本語 | 辺 hen, 境界線 kyōkaisen |
| 中文 | 側面 /侧面 cèmiàn, 旁邊 /旁边 pángbiān |
| हिन्दी | तरफ़ taraf, पक्ष pakṣ, दिशा diśā |
| Português | lado |
| Français | côté |
| Deutsch | Seite |
| Italiano | lato |
| Ελληνικά | πλευρό plevró |
| Română | față, latură |
| Русский | сторона́ storoná, бок bok |
| Tiếng Việt | bên |
| العربية | جَانِب jānib |
| עברית | צֶלַע tséla' |
noun flat surface of an object
| 한국어 | 측면 cheungmyeon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 側面 sokumen |
| हिन्दी | कोना konā |
| Português | lado, face |
| Français | face |
| Deutsch | Seite |
| Italiano | faccia |
| Română | față, parte |
| Русский | сторона́ storoná |
| עברית | פֵּאָה peá |
noun left or right half
| Español | lado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쪽 jjok |
| 日本語 | 側 gawa, 側面 sokumen |
| 中文 | 邊 /边 biān |
| हिन्दी | पक्ष pakṣ |
| Português | lado |
| Français | côté |
| Deutsch | Seite |
| Italiano | lato |
| Русский | сторона́ storoná |
| العربية | جَانِب jānib |
| עברית | צַד tsad, צֶלַע tséla', עֵבֶר 'éver |
noun region in a specified position with respect to something
| 日本語 | 側 gawa, 方向 hō |
|---|---|
| Português | lado |
| Français | costé |
| Italiano | lato |
| עברית | צַד tsad, פֵּאָה peá, עֵבֶר 'éver |
noun portion of the human torso generally covered by the arms
| 한국어 | 옆구리 yeopguri |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Seite |
| Русский | бок bok |
| עברית | צַד tsad |
noun one possible aspect of a concept
| 日本語 | 側面 sokumen |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | पक्ष pakṣ |
| Português | lado, parte |
| Italiano | lato |
| Русский | сторона́ storoná |
noun set of opponents in a game
| Español | equipo, selección |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 側 gawa |
| हिन्दी | विपक्षी vipakṣī |
| Português | time |
| Français | équipe |
| Italiano | squadra |
| Русский | сторона́ storoná |
| עברית | צַד tsad |
noun group having a particular allegiance in a war
| Español | bando |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 側 gawa |
| Português | lado |
| Русский | сторона́ storoná |
| עברית | צַד tsad |
noun surface of a sheet of paper
| Español | página |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 面 men |
| 中文 | 頁 /页 yè |
| हिन्दी | पृष्ठ pŕṣṭh |
| Português | página |
| Français | page |
| Deutsch | Seite |
| Italiano | lato |
| Ελληνικά | σελίδα selída |
| Русский | страни́ца straníca |
| العربية | صَفْحَة ṣafḥa |
| עברית | צַד tsad |
verb ally oneself
| Português | tomar parte, aliar-se |
|---|---|
| Italiano | schierarsi |
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title = {side},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
