左 — meaning in English

English meaning

• infelicitous adj Unhappy or unfortunate.
• left adj On or toward the side of the body where the heart usually sits, opposite of right.
• leftist noun A person holding left-wing political views.

Senses

左 is used for these senses in English:

• infelicitous Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
• left Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
• left wing (politics) The more left-wing faction of a group, party, or group of parties.
• left-wing (politics) Of political ideologies: favoring political, social, and economic equality.
• left-winger (political) A person who espouses left-wing political views.
• leftist Of or pertaining to the political left.

infelicitous — full definition

1. adj Unhappy or unfortunate.
2. adj Inappropriate or awkward; not well said, expressed, or done.
3. adj Of a sentence or utterance: not semantically and pragmatically coherent.

left — full definition

1. adj On or toward the side of the body where the heart usually sits, opposite of right.
2. adj Relating to left-wing politics.
3. noun Left-wing political parties or supporters considered as a group.