south

south · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (noun) The direction toward the point of the horizon 90 degrees clockwise from east.

  2. 2.

    (noun) The southern part of a country, region, or area.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Situated in, directed toward, or facing the south.

  4. 4.

    (adverb) To or toward the south.

Related words

Antonyms: north
See also: east, north, west

Etymology

From Old English sūþ ("south, southern"), from Proto-Germanic sunþraz ("south"), possibly from Proto-Indo-European suh₂n- ("sun"). The connection to the sun suggests the direction where the sun is at noon in the Northern Hemisphere.