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Eastern vs Eastward - What's the difference?

eastern | eastward |

As adjectives the difference between eastern and eastward

is that eastern is of a region designated as the east by convention or from the perspective of the speaker or author while eastward is situated or directed towards the east.

As a noun eastward is

the direction or area lying to the east.

As an adverb eastward is

towards the east.

eastern

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east.
  • * 1948 , , North from Mexico / The Spanish-Speaking People of The United States , J. B. Lippincott Company, page 25,
    • While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
  • (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly.
  • (loosely) Oriental.

    • Derived terms

    * easternmost

    See also

    * northern * southern * western * northeastern * southeastern * southwestern * northwestern

    Anagrams

    * * * * English adjectives ending in -en

    eastward

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The direction or area lying to the east.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Situated or directed towards the east.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Towards the east.

    • Derived terms

    * eastwardly * eastwards