sou'-east

1. 1.

   the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees

   SynonymssoutheastsoutheastwardSE

   Broadercompass point

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the southeast

   Synonymssoutheastsouth-east

Questions about sou'-east

What does sou'-east mean?

sou'-east means "the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sou'-east?

sou'-east has 2 syllables: sou'--east. The stress falls on "sou'-".

What is another word for sou'-east?

Close synonyms include southeast, southeastward, SE, southeast, south-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 sou'-east a common word?

sou'-east is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.