East

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iːst/
• Rhymes: -iːst

Origin

From Middle English est, from Old English Ä“ast, from Proto-Germanic *austÄ…, from Proto-Indo-European *aus-. Compare West Frisian east, Dutch oost, German Ost, Norwegian aust.

Full definition of east

Noun

1. One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox.
• 1895, Thomas Hardy, Jude the Obscure — In a few hours the birds come to it from all points of the compass – east, west, north, and south...

Coordinate terms

• (compass point) north, south, west

Derived terms

Adjective

1. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.
2. (meteorology) wind from the east
3. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern.
4. From the East; oriental.

Synonyms

• (situated or lying in or towards the east) eastward
• (meteorology: wind from the east) easterly
• (of or pertaining to the east) eastern
• (from the East) oriental

Antonyms

• (situated or lying in or towards the east) westward
• (meteorology: wind from the east) westerly
• (of or pertaining to the east) western

Adverb

1. towards the east; eastwards

Synonyms

• (towards the east) eastwards

Antonyms

• (towards the east) west. westwards

Anagrams

• AEST, eats, ESTA, etas, sate, saté, seat, SEAT, seta, tase, teas