Meanings
alternative south southeast · alternative south-south-east · alternative sou'-sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SSE
- uncountableThe compass point halfway between southeast and south; specifically at a bearing of 157.5°.
Antonyms: north-northwest
alternative south southeast · alternative south-south-east · alternative sou'-sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SSE
- not comparableOf, in or pertaining to the south-southeast; south-southeastern.
- not comparableSituated toward or in the direction of the south-southeast; south-southeastward; south-southeasterly.
A south-southeast course.
alternative south southeast · alternative south-south-east · alternative sou'-sou'-east · alternative abbreviation SSE
- 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
south-southeast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south-southeast
“south-southeast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south-southeast. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “south-southeast,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/south-southeast.
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