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... northeastward northeastern

Opposites

southwesterly

Word family

Related forms northeast northeastward easterly

Etymology

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

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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