north-northeast

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the north-northeast

   Synonymsnor'-nor'-east

Questions about north-northeast

What does north-northeast mean?

north-northeast means "to, toward, or in the north-northeast".

How many syllables are in north-northeast?

north-northeast has 4 syllables: north--nor-the-ast. The stress falls on "nor".

What is another word for north-northeast?

Close synonyms include nor'-nor'-east. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is north-northeast a common word?

north-northeast is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.