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cloudward

cloudward

8.2
Upward toward the clouds
  • adjective
translation icon : hacia las nubes
  • The rocket launched in a powerful cloudward arc, disappearing from view.

Examples

  • She gazed at the cloudward branches of the ancient tree reaching into the sky.

  • As the storm approached, we looked cloudward in concern.

  • The mountain path took a steep cloudward turn as we neared the summit.

  • The bird flew cloudward with grace.

  • The mountain path took a steep cloudward turn as we neared the summit.

  • The rocket launched in a powerful cloudward arc, disappearing from view.

  • The bird flew cloudward with grace.

Synonyms

upward
vscloudward
56 1.1

Pointing or moving toward something higher

refers specifically to movement toward clouds rather than any higher place
skyward
vscloudward
11 3.2

Pointing or moving up toward the sky

focuses specifically on movement toward clouds rather than toward open sky
heavenward
vscloudward
  • Literature
3 5.9

In a direction up toward the sky or heaven, often with a spiritual meaning

focuses on plain physical direction toward clouds not spiritual movement
cloudwards
vscloudward
7.5

To move upward toward the sky

is the same meaning but used without the final s in writing
heavenwards
vscloudward
  • Literature
6.2

Toward the sky or upward

describes rising movement toward clouds without religious or figurative sense

Antonyms

Pointing or moving down toward the ground

Surface Forms

cloudward positive

Morphology

cloudward = cloud (transparent) = cloud + ward

Formed from the noun 'cloud' plus the productive directional suffix '-ward', giving a straightforward meaning 'toward the clouds'.

Etymology

Cloudward is made of cloud and -ward, where -ward means 'toward', just like in homeward. So cloudward means moving or pointing 'toward the clouds', and it can be used as an adjective or adverb.