southeast

1. 1.

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

   Synonymssou'-eastsoutheastwardSE

   Broadercompass point
2. 2.

   the southeastern region of the United States

   Synonymssoutheastern United States

   Broadergeographical area

   Part ofEast
3. 3.

   the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point

   Broaderdirection
4. 4.

   a location in the southeastern part of a country, region, or city

   Broaderlocation

1. 1.

   coming from the southeast

   “southeasterly breezes”

   Synonymssoutheasterly

   Similarsouth
2. 2.

   situated in or oriented toward the southeast

   Synonymssoutheasternsoutheasterly

   Similarsouth

1. 1.

   to, toward, or in the southeast

   Synonymssouth-eastsou'-east

Other forms of southeast

plural

southeasts·

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 southeast

What does southeast mean?

southeast means "the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees". That is the primary sense; the word has 7 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in southeast?

southeast has 2 syllables: sou-theast. The stress falls on "theast". In IPA it is /ˌsaʊˈθist/.

What is another word for southeast?

Close synonyms include sou'-east, southeastward, SE, southeastern United States, southeasterly. 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 southeast a common word?

southeast 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 southeast?

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