ponent

Noun

The west; the area of the setting sun.

Adj

Pertaining to the west, westerly.

Opposite of

orient, east, levant

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəʊnənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ponente (“west”), ultimately from pōnēns, present participle of pōnō (“to place”).

Translations

de l’ouest

occidentalis

ocidental