southern

southern is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.
2. noun. A Southerner.
3. adjective. from the south; used especially of wind

   "a hot southerly wind"

   "southern breezes"

   Synonyms: southerly

4. adjective. situated in or oriented toward the south

   "a southern exposure"

   "took a southerly course"

   Synonyms: southerly

5. adjective. situated in or coming from regions of the south

   "the southern hemisphere"

   "southern constellations"

6. adjective. in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

   "southern hospitality"

   "southern cooking"

Synonyms

southerly

Common word forms

southerns, southerner, southernly, southernest, southernize, southernness

Words from these letters

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