southern
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
southern hospitality
Related & opposite
- northern antonym
- Confederacy attribute
- South attribute
- Confederate similar to
- grey similar to
Sense 2 adjective
situated in or oriented toward the south
a southern exposure
Related & opposite
- southernness derivation
- south similar to
Sense 3 adjective
situated in or coming from regions of the south
the southern hemisphere
Related & opposite
- northern antonym
- south attribute
- southernness derivation
- austral similar to
- meridional similar to
- south-central similar to
Sense 4 adjective
from the south; used especially of wind
a hot southerly wind
Related & opposite
- southernness derivation
- south wind derivation
- south similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | northern |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | Confederacy |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | South |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | Confederate |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | grey |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | southernness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | south |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | northern |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | south |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | southernness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | austral |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | meridional |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | south-central |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | southernness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | south wind |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | south |