welkin

Examples

• All

• At the top, he broke through into the jungle's bright welkin.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Hie therefore, Robin, overcast the night, the starry welkin cover thou anon ...

  Academic text (1998)

• On a clear night, the stars twinkled brightly in the welkin above.

• The sun rose in the welkin, casting a warm glow over the earth.

• Looking up at the vast welkin, she felt a sense of peace and wonder.

Synonyms

F

firmament

vswelkin

• Archaic

13 9.9

The sky above the earth that people imagine as a wide dome with stars

is a more literary word for the same vast dome

S

sphere

vswelkin

• Specialized

8 6.8

The imaginary surface around the Earth where stars and planets appear

is the poetic or literary dome image rather than a mapping concept

H

heavens

vswelkin

• Literature

4 1.4

The sky seen as a wide space with the sun, moon, and stars

is the poetic term stressing dome shape rather than general expanse

E

empyrean

vswelkin

• Archaic

1 9.9

The highest part of the sky thought to be where heaven is

is the general sky term not limited to a highest or divine region

C

celestial sphere

vswelkin

• Specialized

1 8.4

An imaginary ball around the Earth in the sky where stars and planets appear to be

is the poetic dome image not a technical astronomical model

V

vault of heaven

vswelkin

• Literature

9.9

The sky that looks like a big bowl holding the sun, moon, and stars

is a poetic label for that celestial dome rather than a scientific model

Idioms

M

to make the welkin ring

• Archaic

9.9

To fill the air with loud happy sounds like singing or laughter

Surface Forms

Etymology