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orient
English
Etymology
The noun is derived from Middle English orient, oriente, oryent, oryente, oryentte (“the east direction; eastern horizon or sky; eastern regions of the world, Asia, Orient; eastern edge of the world”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman orient, oriente, and Old French orient (“east direction; Asia, Orient”) (modern French orient), or directly from its etymon Latin ori?ns (“the east; daybreak, dawn; sunrise; (participle) rising; appearing; originating”), present active participle of orior (“to get up, rise; to appear, become visible; to be born, come to exist, originate”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?er- (“to move, stir; to rise, spring”).
The adjective is derived from Middle English orient (“eastern; from Asia or the Orient; brilliant, shining (characteristic of jewels from the Orient)”), from Middle English orient (noun); see above.
The verb is derived from French orienter (“to orientate; to guide; to set to north”) from French orient (noun) (see above) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.??.?nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??.?i.?nt/, /??.??-/
- Hyphenation: or?i?ent
Proper noun
orient
- Usually preceded by the: alternative letter-case form of Orient (“a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia)”) [from 14th c.]
- Antonym: occident
Noun
orient (plural orients)
- The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
- (obsolete) A pearl originating from the Indian region, reputed to be of great brilliance; (by extension) any pearl of particular beauty and value. [19th c.]
- (by extension) The brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.
Adjective
orient (not comparable)
- (dated, poetic, also figuratively) Rising, like the morning sun.
- (dated, poetic) Of the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright red.
- Synonym: Orient red
- (obsolete except poetic) Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.
- Antonym: occidental
- (obsolete except poetic) Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shining
Verb
orient (third-person singular simple present orients, present participle orienting, simple past and past participle oriented) (commonly US)
- (transitive) To build or place (something) so as to face eastward.
- (transitive, by extension) To align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.
- Synonym: (commonly Britain) orientate
- (transitive) To direct towards or point at a particular direction.
- Synonym: (commonly Britain) orientate
- (transitive, reflexive) To determine which direction one is facing.
- (transitive, often reflexive, figuratively) To familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.
- Synonym: (commonly Britain) orientate
- Antonyms: disorient, disorientate
- (transitive, figuratively) To set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.
- (intransitive) To change direction to face a certain way.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
References
Further reading
- Orient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Ireton, iteron, norite, retino-, tonier, trione
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin oriens, orientem.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /o.?i?ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /u.?i?en/
Noun
orient m (plural orients)
- Orient
- east
- Synonym: est
- Antonyms: occident, oest
Derived terms
- Orient Mitjà
- orientar
Related terms
- oriental
Further reading
- “orient” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “orient” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “orient” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “orient” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old French
Noun
orient m (nominative singular orienz or orientz)
- Alternative form of oriant
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French orient, Latin oriens, orientem.
Noun
orient n (uncountable)
- east, Orient
Synonyms
- est (standard), r?s?rit (somewhat uncommon today)
Related terms
- oriental
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reorient
English
Etymology
re- +? orient
Verb
reorient (third-person singular simple present reorients, present participle reorienting, simple past and past participle reoriented)
- (transitive, intransitive) To orient again; to make or become oriented after dislocation or disorientation.
Adjective
reorient (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Arising again.
Anagrams
- orienter
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