English Explanatory Dictionary

southwest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The intercardinal compass point halfway between south and west; specifically at a bearing of 225°.
adj
  1. Of, in or pertaining to the southwest; southwestern.
  2. Situated toward or in the direction of the southwest; southwestward; southwesterly.
  3. Coming from the southwest; southwesterly.
adv
  1. Towards or in the direction of the southwest; southwestwards.
name
  1. Any of various particular regions named for the cardinal direction in which they lie.
  2. A borough and region of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
  3. Synonym of Southwestern United States.
  4. A locality in the Central Highlands council area, the Derwent Valley council area, Huon Valley council area and the West Coast council area, central Tasmania, Australia.

Pronunciation

/saʊθˈwɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-southwest.wav /saʊˈwɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-southwest.wav

Word forms

southwest southwests south-west sou'-west SW more southwest most southwest further southwest farther southwest furthest southwest farthest southwest

Etymology

From Middle English southwest, southewest, from Old English sūþwest and sūþanwestan, equivalent to south + west. Cognate with West Frisian súdwest, Dutch zuidwest, German Südwesten, Danish sydvest, Swedish sydväst.

Synonyms

Le Sud-Ouest Sud-Ouest American Southwest Desert Southwest Southwestern United States

Antonyms

northeast

Related words

Southwestern North South East West Northeast Northwest Southeast

Derived words

Southwest Middlesex south-southwest south-southwesterly south-southwestern south-southwestwards southwestbound southwest by south southwest by west southwester southwesterly southwestern southwestwards west-southwest west-southwesterly west-southwestern west-southwestwards
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