Children are quick to gain orientation to new circumstances.
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Orientation
//ˌɔɹiɛnˈteɪʃən//
Synonyms for "orientation" (93 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (28)
Related words (46)
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15 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
7 entriesderived
21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
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1 entrieshas context
6 entriesis a
6 entriesrelated to
33 entriesShowing 16 of 33 words.
Translations
105 translations across 22 languages.
Armenian
3 entries- կողմնորոշում noun (the act of orienting)
- կողմնորոշում noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- կողմնորոշում noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- yonümlülük noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
Bulgarian
4 entries- въведение noun (introduction to a new environment)
- ориентация noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- ориентация noun (ability to orient)
- ориентация noun (the direction of print across the page)
Catalan
4 entries- orientació noun (the act of orienting)
- orientació noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- orientació noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- orientació noun (ability to orient)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 新生訓練 /新生训练 noun (introduction to a new environment)
Dutch
4 entries- gerichtheid noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- kerkbouwrichting noun (the oriented construction of a Christian church)
- oriëntatie noun (the act of orienting)
- oriëntatie noun (position relative to compass bearings)
Finnish
4 entries- orientaatio noun (introduction to a new environment)
- orientaatio noun ((analysis, differential geometry))
- orientaatio noun ((analytic geometry, topology))
- perehdytys noun (introduction to a new environment)
German
1 entries- Orientierungsvermögen noun (ability to orient)
Greek
4 entries- κατατοπισμός noun (introduction to a new environment)
- προσανατολισμός noun (the act of orienting)
- προσανατολισμός noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- προσανατολισμός noun (the direction of print across the page)
Hungarian
4 entries- betájolás noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- irány noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- orientáció noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- tájékozódás noun (the act of orienting)
Italian
4 entries- direzione noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- direzione noun (the direction of print across the page)
- orientamento noun (the act of orienting)
- orientamento noun (the oriented construction of a Christian church)
Japanese
3 entries- オリエンテーション noun (introduction to a new environment)
- 指導 noun (introduction to a new environment)
- 方位 noun (position relative to compass bearings)
Korean
1 entries- 오리엔테이션 noun (introduction to a new environment)
Macedonian
4 entries- на́клоност noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- ориента́ција noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- ориента́ција noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- ориенти́рање noun (the act of orienting)
Polish
1 entries- orientacja noun (ability to orient)
Portuguese
3 entries- orientação noun (the act of orienting)
- orientação noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- orientação noun (introduction to a new environment)
Romanian
4 entries- orientare noun (the act of orienting)
- orientare noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- orientare noun (ability to orient)
- orientare noun (introduction to a new environment)
Russian
4 entries- накло́нность noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- ориента́ция noun (position relative to compass bearings)
- ориента́ция noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- ориента́ция noun ((analysis, differential geometry))
Spanish
4 entries- orientación noun (the act of orienting)
- orientación noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
- orientación noun (ability to orient)
- orientación noun (introduction to a new environment)
Tagalog
2 entries- lantangan noun (introduction to a new environment)
- satungo noun (the act of orienting)
Ukrainian
2 entries- орієнта́ція noun (the act of orienting)
- орієнта́ція noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
Welsh
1 entries- tueddfryd noun (an inclination, tendency or direction)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
We will have a period of orientation for freshmen.
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This room's orientation is great.
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Employers cannot refuse to hire workers because of their race, religion, ethnic origin, skin colour, sex, age, marital status, disability or sexual orientation.
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