links

Meaning

Adv

1. on the left
2. to the left

Adj

1. (not-comparable) left
2. left-wing, leftist, belonging to the ideological left
3. (predicative) left-handed

Noun

the left, the left side or tendency, especially in politics and any ideology

Noun

plural of link

link

• Adj
• Noun

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Concepts

left

left-hand

lefthanded

left-handed

leftist

on the left

communist

sinister

left hand

Opposite of

rechts

Synonyms

linker-

linkse

linker

naar links

onhandig

plomp

aan de linker kant

aan de linkerhand

linksgezind

linkerkant

lomp

Translations

gauche

links

esquerdo

sinistro

sol

izquierda

⬅️

sinistra

esquerda

izquierdo

à gauche

link

senèstre

esquerre

sinister

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɪŋks/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lincs

In summary

From Middle Dutch lincs (“left, clumsy”). Equivalent to link + -s.