north-northwest

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the north-northwest

   Synonymsnor'-nor'-west

Questions about north-northwest

What does north-northwest mean?

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

How many syllables are in north-northwest?

north-northwest has 3 syllables and divides as north--north-west under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for north-northwest?

Close synonyms include nor'-nor'-west. 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-northwest a common word?

north-northwest 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.