northeasterly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɔrθˈistərli/ UK /ˌnɔːθˈiːstəli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj toward or coming from the northeast A northeasterly wind drove the rain against the windows. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · toward or coming from the... northeastwardnortheastern ↔ Opposites southwesterly Word family Related forms northeastnortheastwardeasterly Etymology AI details A compound of northeast (north + east) + -erly; north from Old English norð and east from Old English east, both of Proto-Germanic origin. norð Old English east Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # northeasterly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌnɔrθˈistərli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌnɔːθˈiːstəli/ ## Meanings 1. toward or coming from the northeast ## Examples - A northeasterly wind drove the rain against the windows. ## Synonyms - northeastward - northeastern ## Antonyms - southwesterly ## Related Forms - northeast - northeastward - easterly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: norð - Root: east ## Etymology A compound of northeast (north + east) + -erly; north from Old English norð and east from Old English east, both of Proto-Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology Northeasterly is a compound of northeast (north + east) + -erly; north from Old English norð and east from Old English east, both of Proto-Germanic origin. Important recorded forms include norð (Old English) and east (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers toward or coming from the northeast. The wider family includes related words such as northeast, northeastward, and easterly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown