orient /ōˈ or öˈri-ənt/

1. Eastern (usu poetic)
2. (of the sun, day, etc) rising (archaic)
3. Bright or pure in colour (poetic)

1. The part where the sun rises
2. Sunrise
3. Purity of lustre in a pearl
4. An orient pearl
5. (with cap) the East
6. (with cap) the countries of the East

1. To set so as to face the east
2. To build (lengthwise) east and west
3. To place in a definite relation to the points of the compass or other fixed or known directions
4. To determine the position of, relatively to fixed or known directions
5. To acquaint (someone or oneself) with the present position relative to known points, or (figurative) with the details of the situation

oˈriency noun (rare)

Orient quality

oriental or Oriental /-entˈəl/ adjective

1. Eastern
2. Relating to, in, or from the east
3. Orient

1. A native of E Asia (offensive)
2. A person from the east of any place

Orientˈalism noun

1. An eastern expression, custom, etc
2. Scholarship in eastern languages and/or cultures

Orientˈalist noun

1. An expert in eastern languages
2. An oriental

orientality /-alˈi-ti/ noun

orientˈalize or orientˈalise transitive verb and intransitive verb

orientˈally adverb

oˈrientāte transitive verb

To orient

1. To face the east
2. To be oriented

orientāˈtion noun

1. The act of orienting or orientating
2. The state of being oriented
3. Determination or consciousness of relative direction
4. The assumption of definite direction in response to stimulus

orientāˈtional adjective

oˈrientātor noun

An instrument for orientating

oˈriented (or /-entˈ/) or oˈrientated adjective

1. Directed (with towards)
2. Often used in combination as second element of adj, as in child-oriented households
3. Normally aware of the elements of one's situation, ie time, place, persons (psychiatry; also figurative)

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