Synonyms for orient

Most common

1. Shining — of a pearl or other gem, of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous

2. East — of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental

dark, occidental, disorientate

adj. 1
Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.
adj. 2
Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.
n. 1
The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

Word family: oriency orientness orientate orientation oriented orientee oriental orienteer

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shiny² = 2 syllables).