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orientness

noun

Etymology

From orient + -ness.

  1. inherited from orient — “eastern; from Asia or the Orient; brilliant, shining (characteristic of jewels from the Orient)”
  2. derived from *h₃er-✻ — “to move, stir; to rise, spring”
  3. derived from oriēns — “the east; daybreak, dawn; sunrise; (participle) rising; appearing; originating”
  4. derived from orient — “east direction; Asia, Orient”
  5. derived from orient
  6. inherited from orient
  7. suffixed as orientness — “orient + ness”

Definitions

  1. brightness

    brightness; splendour.

    • But , waving these advantages , such of that mystery which trade with country - people herein , gain much by buying their pearls , though far short of the Indian in Orientness

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA