Occident (noun)
oks-ee-dent
The countries of the West, especially Europe and America.
Contrasted with orient
Late Middle English via Old French from Latin occident- ‘going down, setting’, from the verb occidere.
Example sentences
“The Occident acts like a mirror, reflecting its trends on the rest of the world.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
