floorward

1 5.8

Moving or pointing toward the floor

adjective

: hacia el suelo

The cat crouched in a floorward position, ready to pounce on its toy.

Examples

He pointed the flashlight floorward to search for his missing keys under the couch.
The artist adjusted the spotlight to cast a floorward beam on the sculpture.
The cat jumped floorward from the table.
He pointed floorward to indicate the direction.
The cat leaped floorward to catch the mouse that had run under the couch.
As the balloon slowly deflated, it drifted floorward toward the carpet.
He pointed floorward, indicating where he wanted the furniture to be placed.

Synonyms

groundward

vsfloorward

1 5.8

Pointing or moving down toward the ground

is toward an indoor surface rather than the outdoor earth

Antonyms

ceilingward

1 7.5

Toward the top of a room

Surface Forms

floorward positive

Morphology

floorward = floor (transparent) = floor + ward

The meaning 'toward the floor' is directly and predictably formed by attaching the directional suffix '-ward' to 'floor'.

Etymology

Floorward is made of floor, meaning the ground inside a room, and the ending -ward, which means 'toward'. So floorward means 'toward the floor', like pointing a light down or facing the ground.