Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skyward

/skˈaɪwɚd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: sky-ward
IPA: /skˈaɪwɚd/

18

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

At or toward the sky.

adj

Pointing or facing at or moving toward the sky.

Example Sentences

"The rocket shot skyward and exploded in a burst of glittering stars."
"No Jute is left to wield a sword to save this hoard. No one is left to swing the battle-ax skyward."
"If there is a heaven up there, Carl Sagan will be in his element on November 30, when Venus, Jupiter, and the moon align in a facelike formation. Gaze skyward to appreciate this rare triple feature of the brightest planets with a wry grin from the moon."
"Pass the chalk. Dr. Levine was there with a friend and fellow psychiatrist (detect a pattern?), Alexa Albert, Coco’s mother, who squinted up into the sun as her daughter effortlessly sailed skyward. Dr. Albert is an acrophobe."

Etymology

Etymology tree English sky Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English skyward From sky + -ward.

Inflected Forms

skywards (alternative)

Derived Forms

skywardly

Synonyms

heavenward skywards

Questions

How do you pronounce skyward?: The recorded pronunciation is /skˈaɪwɚd/.
What does skyward mean?: At or toward the sky.
Where does skyward come from?: Etymology tree English sky Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English skyward From sky + -ward.

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