Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

starward

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: star-ward
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Toward the stars.

adj

Leading or pointing toward the stars.

Example Sentences

"Its white steeple is then truly a starward-pointing finger;"
"They were still indoors in the old-fashioned way, but the view. . . . They were on the starward side of the arc."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English starward From star + -ward.

Phrases

reach for the stars

Frequently Paired Words

reach for the stars earthward heavenward moonward sunward

Synonyms

starbound

Questions

What does starward mean?: Toward the stars.
Where does starward come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr Proto-Germanic *sternǭ Proto-West Germanic *sternō Proto-West Germanic *sterrō Old English steorra Middle English sterre English star Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English starward From star + -ward.

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