southern
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
Adjective 3 meanings
Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south.
Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States.
“The southern climate.”
Of a wind: blowing from the south; southerly.
Noun 1 meaning
Synonym of southerner.
Etymology
From Middle English southerne, sothern, sutherne, from Old English sūþerne (“southern, southerly, coming from the south; of southern make”), from Proto-Germanic *sunþrōnijaz (“southern”), from Proto-Indo-European *sh₂un-, *sh₂wen-, r/n-stem alternation of *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
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SOUTHERN at a glance
SOUTHERN has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (S 1 + O 1 + U 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + R 1 + N 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,497 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with southern
All rhymes- MODERN9
- WESTERN10
- NORTHERN11
- EASTERN7
- CONCERN11
- PATTERN9
- STERN5
- NORTHWESTERN18
- GOVERN10
- INTERN6
- SOUTHEASTERN15
- NORTHEASTERN15
One letter away
- SOUTHERS11
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