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Bilateral vs Bilingual - What's the difference?

bilateral | bilingual |

As adjectives the difference between bilateral and bilingual

is that bilateral is having two sides while bilingual is having the ability to speak two languages.

As a noun bilingual is

a person who is able to use two languages.

bilateral

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having two sides
  • Involving both sides equally.
  • (of an agreement) Binding on both of the two parties involved.
  • Having bilateral symmetry.
  • (anthropology) Involving descent or ascent regardless of sex and side of the family.

    • Derived terms

    * isobilateral

    bilingual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * bi-lingual

    Adjective

    (wikipedia bilingual) (-)
  • Having the ability to speak two languages
  • Spoken or written in two different languages
    • a bilingual dictionary
  • Characterized by the use or presence of two languages

    • Derived terms

    * bilingualism * bilinguality

    Synonyms

    * diglot

    See also

    * biscriptal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is able to use two languages.