south-southwest

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the south southwest

   Synonymssou'-sou'-west

Questions about south-southwest

What does south-southwest mean?

south-southwest means "to, toward, or in the south southwest".

How many syllables are in south-southwest?

south-southwest has 3 syllables: south--south-west. The stress falls on "south-".

What is another word for south-southwest?

Close synonyms include sou'-sou'-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 south-southwest a common word?

south-southwest 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.