southerly, southern
(adjective) from the south; used especially of wind; “a hot southerly wind”; “southern breezes”; “the winds are southerly”
southerly, southern
(adjective) situated in or oriented toward the south; “a southern exposure”; “took a southerly course”
southern
(adjective) situated in or coming from regions of the south; “the southern hemisphere”; “southern constellations”
southern
(adjective) in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line; “southern hospitality”; “southern cooking”; “southern plantations”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Southern (comparative more Southern, superlative most Southern)
(not in US) from or pertaining to the southern part of any region
(chiefly, US) from or pertaining to the South, the south-eastern states of the United States, or to the inhabitants or culture of that region.
Southern
A surname.
• turnshoe
southern (comparative more southern, superlative most southern)
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
• southerly
• austral
• meridional
• northern
• boreal
• septentrional
southern (plural southerns)
synonym of southerner
• turnshoe
Source: Wiktionary
South"ern, a. Etym: [AS. s. See South.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. Southern Cross (Astron.), a constellation of the southern hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in position as to resemble a cross.
– Southern Fish (Astron.), a constelation of the southern hemisphere (Piscis Australis) containing the bright star Fomalhaut.
– Southern States (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed as one of the Southern States.
South"ern, n.
Definition: A Southerner. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 May 2025
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
