Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the left brain dominant.
- adjective Of or relating to the thought processes, such as logic and calculation, generally associated with the left brain.
- adjective Of or relating to a person whose behavior is dominated by logic, analytical thinking, and verbal communication, rather than emotion and creativity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Exhibiting intellectual or personality characteristics suggesting dominance of linguistic or logical modes of thought, which are usually controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere; ; also referred to as
linear . Seelinear {3}. Contrasted withright-brained .
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Examples
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These two processes are sometimes loosely described as left-brained (logical) and right-brained (intuitive), or IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient).
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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These two processes are sometimes loosely described as left-brained (logical) and right-brained (intuitive), or IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient).
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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These two processes are sometimes loosely described as left-brained (logical) and right-brained (intuitive), or IQ (Intelligence Quotient) and EQ (Emotional Quotient).
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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You are also told that if you happen to be a teacher, you're left-brained; if you can explain your opinions in words, you're left-brained; if you bother to read a how-to book, you're left-brained; better put away that Drawing from the Right Side of Your Brain book.
Brian D. Cohen: Drawing From Both Sides of Your Brain Brian D. Cohen 2012
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But, in a world controlled by left-brained people, the right brainers are also ananomaly.
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Much better than that uptight, left-brained logic stuff.
July 13th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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I guess that makes me left-brained? on 18 May 2010 at 9: 53 am Hart
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » On the Drawbridge to “Yes” 2010
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Let's stop calling ourselves right- or left-brained, bad at art, bad at math; we share every capacity, albeit to varying degrees.
Brian D. Cohen: Drawing From Both Sides of Your Brain Brian D. Cohen 2012
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Mystic Jan will frighten away all the left-brained people and they were just getting over the toast fairies.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » SINK METAPHORS, TOAST FAIRIES, AND WRITING 2010
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Mystic Jan will frighten away all the left-brained people and they were just getting over the toast fairies.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » On the Drawbridge to “Yes” 2010
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