Definition
The quality, condition, or characteristic of being east or eastern in direction or nature.
Etymology
From 'east' + '-ness' (Old English suffix creating abstract nouns from adjectives). This follows the productive pattern in English of converting directional or qualitative words into nouns representing their essential quality.
Kelly Says
The '-ness' suffix is one of English's most prolific word-building tools, but 'eastness' is rare because we typically don't philosophize about the 'easterness' of things—we just say 'it's in the east.' It shows how English can theoretically make abstract nouns from almost anything.
Translations
ARالعربية
اتجاه الشرق
at-ja-h ash-sharq
BNবাংলা
পূর্ববর্তী
poor-bo-r-tee
CACatalà
orientació
ore-en-ta-syon
CSČeština
východní směr
vhos-d-nee smer
DEDeutsch
östliche Richtung
oyst-li-che re-k-tung
ELΕλληνικά
ανατολικό
ana-to-li-ko
ESEspañol
orientación
ore-en-ta-syon
FAفارسی
جهت شرق
je-het shar-q
FISuomi
itäsuuntai
ee-ta-suun-tai
FRFrançais
orientation est
ore-en-ta-syon est
HEעברית
כיוון מזרח
kiveyn mizrach
HIहिन्दी
पूर्व की ओर
poorv ki oor
HUMagyar
keleti irány
ke-leti i-ra-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
arah timur
arah tee-moor
ITItaliano
orientamento a est
ore-en-ta-men-to a est
JA日本語
東の方向
Higashi no houkou
KMKM
ទិសខាងកើត
ti-s kha-ng ka-ut
MSBahasa Melayu
arah timur
arah tee-moor
MYမြန်မာ
အရှေ့ဘက်
a-ye-shwe-bet
NLNederlands
oostwaarts
oost-warts
PLPolski
kierunek wschodni
kier-u-nek vosh-chod-nee
PTPortuguês
orientação para o leste
ore-en-ta-syon pah-ra o leste
RORomână
orientat spre est
ore-en-ta-t spre est
RUРусский
восточность
vostoch-nost'
SVSvenska
östernt
o-sternt
SWKiswahili
upande wa mashariki
u-pan-de wa ma-sha-ri-ki
TAதமிழ்
கிழக்கு நோக்கி
ki-zha-kku no-kki
TEతెలుగు
పుష్కలం
pu-sh-ka-lam
THไทย
ทิศตะวันออก
thit ta-wan-ok
TLTL
tungo sa silangan
tungo sa si-lan-gan
TRTürkçe
doğu yönü
do-oo yo-n-oo
UKУкраїнська
східний напрям
skhid-nii napryam
VITiếng Việt
hướng về phía đông
huong ve phia dong
YOYO
ilẹ ọ̀sọ̀
i-le oh-soh
ZUZU
mpumalanga
mpu-ma-lan-ga