oriental
/ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/
oriental is the alternative letter-case form of Oriental.
Adjective capitalized: Oriental
Oriental (comparative more Oriental, superlative most Oriental)
- Of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
- Pertaining to the eastern part of the sky; happening before sunrise.
- Happening in the eastern part of a given place or location.
- Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia.
- Designating various types of aromatic tobacco grown in Turkey and the Balkans.
Noun capitalized: Oriental
Oriental (plural Orientals)
- A precious stone, especially an orient pearl.
- A member or descendant of the peoples and cultures of the Orient.
- He looked at her face. He ran his index finger down the bridge of her nose.
“Exotic. The last one was an Oriental, too.”
“Orientals are rugs and furniture,” Anna said. “Not people.”2022, Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Vintage (2023), page 200
- He looked at her face. He ran his index finger down the bridge of her nose.
- A lily cultivar of a widely varied group, with strong scent.
- A person from the eastern region of a place.
- Orientals, the Fatherland or the grave, Liberty or with glory we die!1848, National anthem of Uruguay
Synonyms of oriental
Antonyms
Forms of oriental
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more oriental |
| superlative | most oriental |
| comparative | more Oriental |
| superlative | most Oriental |
| alternative form | oriental |
| Noun | |
| plural | orientals |
| plural | Orientals |
Origin of oriental
See Oriental.
From Middle English oriental, from Anglo-Norman oriental, Middle French oriental, from Latin orientālis (“eastern”), from oriēns (“rising (of the Sun)”), present active participle of orior (“to rise”).
Words formed from oriental
- oriental carpet
- oriental dance
- orientalist
- orientality
- orientalize
- orientally
- oriental roach
- oriental rug
- techno-oriental
- oriental bittersweet
- AADAOPA
- nonoriental
- Oriental Asian
- Oriental darter
- Oriental dormouse
- Oriental fruit moth
- Oriental giant squirrel
- Oriental greenfinch
- Orientalism
- Orientalise
- Oriental Jew
- Oriental poppy
- Oriental radish
- Oriental Region
- Oriental stork
- Oriental tobacco
- oriental tongue
- oriental turquoise
- semioriental
- unoriental
- Victoriental
Phrases with oriental
- oriental blue
- oriental rugs
- oriental sore
- Davao Oriental
- oriental melon
- oriental plane
- Oriental realm
- Negros Oriental
- Oriental beetle
- oriental dances
- oriental hornet
- oriental melons
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- oriental planes
- Oriental roller
- Oriental storks
- Vallès Oriental
- Misamis Oriental
- Oriental beetles
- oriental carpets
- Oriental darters
- Oriental dormice
- Oriental Mindoro
- Oriental poppies
- Oriental rollers
- Oriental studies
- Oriental Longhair
- Oriental Orthodox
- oriental radishes
- oriental sweetgum
- oriental cockroach
- Oriental Longhairs
- Oriental Shorthair
- oriental sweetgums
- Oriental Orthodoxes
- oriental plane tree
- oriental pratincole
- Oriental Shorthairs
- oriental cockroaches
- Oriental fruit moths
- oriental plane trees
- oriental pratincoles
- oriental turtle dove
- Oriental greenfinches
- oriental turtle doves
- Oriental giant squirrels
- Oriental Orthodox Church
- Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Words that rhyme with oriental
- mental
- transcendental
- accidental
- complemental
- gentle
- elemental
- rental
- trental
- continental
- dental
- experimental
- instrumental
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- incruental
- lentil
- predental
- temperamental
- bidental
- cental
- coincidental
- decremental
- documental
- emolumental
- environmental
- firmamental
- interdental
- interdepartmental
- judgmental
- occidental
- parliamental
- pseudodental
- submental
- supradental
- addental
- adjustmental
- advectional
- affectational
- agro-environmental
- alimental
- alveolodental
- amental
- antidental
- apartmental
- apicodental
- aplacental
- argental
- argumental
- atlantodental
- atramental
- bimental
- bioenvironmental
- biparental
- cemental
- cervicomental
- cliental
- compartmental
- componental
- craniodental
- departmental
- developmental
- diaplacental
Questions about oriental
- What does oriental mean?
- Oriental means of a pearl or other precious stone: having a superior lustre.
- What is oriental the alternative letter-case form of?
- Oriental is the alternative letter-case form of Oriental.
- What part of speech is oriental?
- Oriental can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce oriental?
- Oriental is pronounced /ɔːɹiˈɛntəl/ (UK).
Words near oriental in the dictionary
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