northeast

The word “northeast” means the direction exactly between north and east. In plain terms, the compass direction halfway between north and east.

“Northeast” is pronounced no-THIHYST (/noːˈθɪjst/ in IPA).

Here is “northeast” used in a sentence: “The storm is moving toward the northeast.”

Words with a similar meaning to “northeast” include US, Manchuria, Inner Manchuria, Seven Sisters and Seven Sister States.

Depending on how it is used, “northeast” can be a noun and an adjective.

The word “northeast” comes from Old English. From Middle English "northest," from Old English "norþēast" — simply "north" plus "east.".

“Northeast” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Northeast” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the direction exactly between north and east.

Both spellings are correct, but they belong to different varieties of English: American English writes northeast as one word, while British English usually hyphenates it as north-east. Whichever form you choose, keep it consistent throughout a piece of writing.

Capitalize Northeast when it names a specific region, as in 'the Northeast of the United States,' but keep it lowercase when it simply indicates compass direction, as in 'the wind blew from the northeast.' This follows the general rule that named regions are proper nouns while directions are not.

Northeast sits at 45 degrees on a compass, exactly halfway between north at 0 degrees and east at 90 degrees. It is one of the four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions, along with southeast, southwest, and northwest.

Northeast works as a noun for the direction and as an adjective, as in 'the northeast corner.' Northeastern is an adjective most often used for regions and places, while northeasterly typically describes movement toward the northeast or, for winds, a wind blowing from the northeast.