south-east

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the southeast

   Synonymssoutheastsou'-east

Questions about south-east

What does south-east mean?

south-east means "to, toward, or in the southeast".

How many syllables are in south-east?

south-east has 3 syllables: so-u-th-east. The stress falls on "so".

What is another word for south-east?

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

south-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.