orient

Adjective

orient (not comparable)

1. (dated, poetic, also figurative) Rising, like the morning sun. quotations ▼
2. (dated, poetic) Of the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright in colour, from red to yellow. synonym ▲quotations ▼Synonym: Orient red
3. (obsolete except poetic) Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental. antonym ▲quotations ▼Antonym: occidental
4. (obsolete except poetic) Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous. synonym ▲quotations ▼Synonyms: see Thesaurus:shining

Dervied terms

• oriency
• orientness