south-southeast

/ˌsaʊθsaʊθˈiːst/

noun

The compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°.

“A south-southeast wind.”

Meanings

nounsouth-southeast (uncountable)

alternative south southeast · alternative south-south-east · alternative sou'-sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SSE

  1. uncountableThe compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°.

    Antonyms: north-northwest

adjectivesouth-southeast (not comparable)

alternative south southeast · alternative south-south-east · alternative sou'-sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SSE

  1. not comparableOf, in or pertaining to the south-southeast; south-southeastern.
  2. not comparableSituated toward or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastward; south-southeasterly.

    A south-southeast course.

  3. not comparableComing from the south-southeast; south-southeasterly.

    A south-southeast wind.

adverbsouth-southeast (not comparable)

alternative south southeast · alternative south-south-east · alternative sou'-sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SSE

  1. not comparableTowards or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastwards.

    We are travelling south-southeast at the moment.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°.

More synonyms by meaning

adverbto, toward, or in the south southeast

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian юг-югоизток
  • юг-югоизток (jug-jugoiztok)compass point
Chinese Mandarin 東南偏南 /东南偏南
  • 東南偏南 /东南偏南 (dōngnán piān nán)compass point
Danish sydsydøst
  • sydsydøstcompass point
Finnish eteläkaakko
  • eteläkaakkocompass point
French sud-sud-est
  • sud-sud-estcompass point
Greek νότια-νοτιοανατολικά
  • νότια-νοτιοανατολικά (nótia-notioanatoliká)compass point
Hungarian dél-délkelet
  • dél-délkeletcompass point
Japanese 南南東
  • 南南東 (nannantō)compass point
Korean 남남동
  • 남남동 (namnamdong)compass point
Malay selatan tenggara
  • selatan tenggaracompass point
Norwegian Bokmål sør-sørøst
  • sør-sørøstcompass point
Portuguese sul-sudeste, sul-sueste
  • sul-sudestecompass point
  • sul-suestecompass point
Russian зюйд-зюйд-о́ст
  • зюйд-зюйд-о́ст (zjujd-zjujd-óst)compass point
Turkish güney-güney-doğu
  • güney-güney-doğucompass point
Vietnamese nam đông nam
  • nam đông namcompass point
Cite this entry
APA

south-southeast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south-southeast

MLA

“south-southeast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south-southeast. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “south-southeast,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south-southeast.

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