Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z oriental Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre. orientalia Things from the Orient, especially decorative objects from eastern Asia. orientalism The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East, especially in 19th century Europe. orientalist Of the West, to take in aspects of the East; pertaining to the representational tendency orientalism. orientalistic Of or pertaining to orientalism. orientality The quality of being oriental. orientalization The process or result of Orientalizing. orientalize To make Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions. orientally In an oriental manner. orientanol A pterocarpan isolated from the wood of Erythrina orientalis. orientate To face a given direction. orientating That changes an orientation. orientation The determination of the relative position of something or someone. orientational Of or pertaining to orientation. orientationally With regard to orientation orientationist Oppressing or hating persons of a certain sexual orientation. orientative Serving to orient or orientate. orientativity The quality of being orientative. orientator An instrument for orientating. oriented Having a specific orientation (positioning or direction). orientedness The state or condition of being oriented; an orientation. orientee Synonym of trainee: a new employee undergoing a probation period of training and evaluation ("orientation"). orienteer Someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering. orienteerer A participant in the sport of orienteering. orienteering The act of racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass. orienter A person or thing that orients. orientifold An oriented generalization of an orbifold orientifolded Converted into an orientifold orientifolding The production of orientifolds orientin A flavone that is a glucoside of luteolin. orientite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon. oriently In an orient manner. orientness brightness; splendour. Orientological Of or relating to Orientology. Orientologist One who studies Orientology. Orientology The study of the Orient, or East Asia. oriferous Containing or having ora (like e.g. a pollen grain). orifical Of, or pertaining to an orifice. orifice A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening. orificed Having an orifice. orificial Of or relating to the orifices of the body. oriflamme The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war in the Middle Ages. oriform mouth-shaped origami The Japanese art of paper folding. origamic Pertaining to origami. origamically By means of origami. origamilike Resembling or characteristic of origami. origamist A person who does origami. origanum Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum Origen A male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage, notably borne by Origen of Alexandria, an early Church Father. Origenian Of or relating to Origen, an ancient scholar, early Christian theologian and Church Father. Origenic Of or relating to Origen of Alexandria (fl. 3rd century), a Greek Church Father. Origenism Apocatastasis, the doctrine that all creatures including Satan will be saved before the end of time, condemned as anathema at the Synod of Constantinople in 543 CE. Origenist Of or relating to Origenism, the teachings of Origen of Alexandria that were anathematized by the Synod of Constantinople (543). Origenistic Origenist Origenize To convert to Origenism origin The beginning of something. originable Capable of being originated. original Relating to the origin or beginning; preceding all others. originalism The view that a text should be interpreted according to the intent of its original authors. originalist One who has, or tends to have, original ideas. originalistic Of or related to originalism. originalistically In an originalistic manner. originality The quality of being original or novel. originally As it was in the beginning; at first. originalness The state or condition of being original. originant original originarily In an originary manner. originariness The quality of being originary. originary Pertaining to or being the origin of something. originate To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing. origination The process of bringing something into existence. originative That originates; creative originatively In an originative manner. originativeness The quality of being originative. originator Someone who originates, creates or founds something. originatress A female originator. originatrix A female originator. originless Without an origin. originlessness Lack of an origin. orignal A moose. origo The reference point on which a deictic relationship is based. orihon A book in the form of a long strip of paper with writing on one side, folded in zigzag fashion, historically associated with Japan and China. orihou The shrub Pseudopanax colensoi, endemic to New Zealand. Orikhiv A former raion of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine, established on the 7th of March 1923 and disestablished on the 18th of July 2020. Orillia A city in northern Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. orillon A semicircular or squared off projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, found in old fortresses. Orimattila A town and municipality of Päijänne Tavastia, Finland. Orimulsion An emulsion of bitumen in water, used as an industrial fuel. Orin An apple cultivar from Japan. orinasal A speech sound produced using both the mouth and the nose. Orinda A city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. Orinocan Of or pertaining to the Orinoco river. Orinoco A South American river flowing 1600 miles (2410 km) from Brazil through Venezuela to the Atlantic Ocean. oriol A surname. oriole Any of various colourful passerine birds, New World orioles of the genus Icterus (family Icteridae) and Old World orioles of the family Oriolidae. orioles The team Baltimore Orioles. oriolid Any bird in the family Oriolidae. Orion A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis. Orionid Any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet. oriostomatid Any extinct sea snail in the family Oriostomatidae. Oriovac A municipality of Croatia. oripavine An opiate alkaloid 6,7,8,14-tetradehydro-4,5α-epoxy-6-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3-ol that is a metabolite of thebaine oriscus An ornamental neume of unclear meaning, usually found added to another neume as an auxiliary note. orisha A divine entity in Yoruba religion that possesses the supernatural capability of reflecting some of the manifestations of Olódùmarè Oriska A former Oneida settlement in New York, near what is now Oriskany in Oneida County. Oriskany A village in Oneida County, New York, United States. Orislav A male given name from the Slavic languages. orismological Of or pertaining to orismology. orismologist One who can explain technical terms; a person who engages in orismology. orismology The explanation of technical terms. orison A prayer. Orissa Former name of Odisha: A state in eastern India. Oristano A province of Sardinia, Italy. oritang A slow-cooked Korean stew of duck and vegetables. oritavancin A glycopeptide antibiotic being developed for the treatment of serious Gram-positive infections. orite Oh, right; an acknowledgment of understanding. Orivesi A town and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland. Oriya An inhabitant of Odisha. Orizaba A city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Orizaban Of or relating to Orizaba. Orjuela A surname from Spanish. Orkanger One of the biggest towns in Trøndelag, Norway. Located in Orkland municipality, on the mouth of Orkla river. The town got its city status in 2014. Orkhon A sheep of a Mongolian breed developed in 1961, reared primarily for wool. orkish Of, pertaining to, or sharing similarities with an orc. Orkla A river in Norway, in Trøndelag Orkland A municipality of Trøndelag, Norway created January 1. 2020 Orkney A historical county of Scotland, United Kingdom. Orkneyan Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands. Orkneys Orkney Islands orkoiyot A spiritual king and military leader of the Nandi and Kipsigis people of Kenya. orl An alder tree. Orla A female given name from Irish. Orland A surname. orlandiite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing chlorine, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and selenium. Orlando A male given name from Italian. Orlandoite A person from or resident of Orlando, Florida. orlay Fate, destiny. orle A bordure that runs around the outline of a shield without touching the edge. Orleanian Of or relating to a period of geologic time 20 to 16 million years ago, within the Miocene, preceding the Astaracian age and following the Agenian age. Orleanism The doctrines of the Orléanists. Orleans A cloth made of worsted and cotton, used for making clothes. orled Furnished with an orle (or inner border), either a simple border, or a repeated closed repetition of a symbol. Orlestone A civil parish in Ashford district, Kent, England. Orleton A village and civil parish in northern Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4967). orling A stunted child. orlistat A drug designed to treat obesity orlo A Spanish wind instrument, possibly a crumhorn. Orloff A surname from Russian. Orlon a synthetic fibre used in yarn and knitwear