👒 With three corners 🤝 Involving three sides

three-cornered

1 5.0

Involving three people or groups

adjective
/θriː ˈkɔrnərd/

: tripartito

Negotiations became more complicated after a three-cornered agreement was proposed.

Examples

We had a three-cornered discussion about the project.
There was a three-cornered debate among the students, each representing a different viewpoint.
The election turned into a three-cornered contest when the independent candidate joined the race.
The three-cornered agreement involved the government, the company, and the union.
The negotiation involved a three-cornered agreement between the two companies and the government.
In the three-cornered race, each candidate represented a different political party.
The charity event was a three-cornered partnership between local businesses, schools, and community organizations.

Synonyms

three-way

vsthree-cornered

63 3.9

Involving three people, groups or parts

is used for general relations or descriptions of any three entities

three-sided

vsthree-cornered

10 1.5

Having three sides

focuses on relations or involvement of three parties, not only shape

trilateral

vsthree-cornered

4 7.4

Having three sides or involving three countries

is a general term for involvement or relation of three entities

three-party

vsthree-cornered

4 4.9

Involving three different people or groups who take part

is broader and applies to any relation or thing with three entities

threefold

vsthree-cornered

4 4.5

Having three parts or aspects

emphasizes involvement of distinct parties or groups rather than mere parts

tripartite

vsthree-cornered

Formal

3 7.9

Involving three groups working together

is the broader descriptor for any connection of three entities

ternary

vsthree-cornered

Specialized

1 7.7

Having three parts

is about participation or relations among three parties, not technical components

tricornered

vsthree-cornered

7.3

Involving three people or groups in a disagreement

is the neutral general term for any involvement of three parties

Antonyms

two-party

41 5.1

Relating to two sides, often in politics or law

Surface Forms

three-cornered positive

Morphology

three-cornered = three + corner (semi-transparent) = three + corner + ed

Built from 'three' + 'corner' + '-ed', but the sense 'involving three parties/sides' is a metaphorical extension from a physical triangle to a triadic relationship.

Etymology

Three-cornered is made by joining three ('three') and corner ('corner'), so it can also describe a situation or contest with three sides or groups, which is why a three-cornered agreement means 'involving three parties'.