orient

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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 oriēns (“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 *h₃er- (“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. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/, /ˈɒɹ.ɪ.ənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.i.ənt/ 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.] Synonyms: East, east Antonyms: occident, ponent, West, west ==== 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 in colour, from red to yellow. 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 ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === 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): /ˈɔː.ɹɪˌɛnt/, /ˈɒɹ.ɪˌɛnt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹ.iˌɛnt/ Hyphenation: or‧i‧ent ==== Verb ==== orient (third-person singular simple present orients, present participle orienting, simple past and past participle oriented) (often 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 === trione, norite, tonier, tronie, Ireton, iteron, tin ore, netori, Tierno, retino- == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin orientem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [u.ɾiˈen] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [o.ɾiˈent] === 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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “orient”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “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. == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === orient m (plural orients) alternative letter-case form of Orient === References === “orient”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Old French == === Noun === orient oblique singular, 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 ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== est (standard), răsărit (somewhat uncommon today) ==== Related terms ==== oriental