northeast

1. 1.

   situated in or oriented toward the northeast

   “the northeasterly part of the island”

   Synonymsnortheasternnortheasterly

   Similarnorth
2. 2.

   coming from the northeast

   “northeasterly winds”

   Synonymsnortheasterly

   Similarnorth

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the northeast

   Synonymsnorth-eastnor'-east

Other forms of northeast

plural

northeasts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about northeast

What does northeast mean?

northeast means "the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in northeast?

northeast has 2 syllables: nor-theast. The stress falls on "theast". In IPA it is /ˌnɔɹˈθist/.

What is another word for northeast?

Close synonyms include nor'-east, northeastward, NE, northeastern United States, northeastern. 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 northeast a common word?

northeast is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with northeast?

2 words rhyme with northeast. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.