Difference between Northward and North

What is the difference between Northward and North?

Northward as an adjective is situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north. while North as an adjective is toward the north; northward.

Northward

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Situated or directed towards the north; moving or facing towards the north.

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Towards the north; in a northerly direction.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The direction or area lying to the north of a place.

North

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Toward the north; northward.Of wind, from the north.Of or pertaining to the north; northern.Pertaining to the part of a corridor used by northbound traffic.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One of the four major compass points, specifically 0, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map.The up or positive direction.The positive or north pole of a magnet, which seeks Earth's magnetic North Pole (which, for its magnetic properties, is a south pole).

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Toward the north; northward.Of wind, from the north.

We hope you now know whether to use Northward or North in your sentence.

Also read

Difference between jade and chromatic

Difference between obstinate and contrary

Difference between humanitarianism and humanism

Difference between whole and unscathed

aurochs and urus - What's the difference?

capacious and big - What's the difference?

Taking vs Taken

buffer vs soften

Popular Articles

Reading on an iPad vs Reading on a Kindle

Difference between Disney+ Hotstar(Indian version) and Disney+ international version

The Fascination with Vinyl: Vinyl vs. CD vs. Streaming Services

Difference Between Level 1, Level 2 And Level 3 Electric Car Chargers