cloudward
Heading toward sky
Cloudward means toward the clouds or sky, suggesting upward movement: The balloon drifted cloudward.
The word is poetic or literary, appearing in descriptions of rising smoke, ascending birds, or gazes lifted toward the heavens.
Like other directional -ward formations, it works as both adverb and adjective: a cloudward glance.
Toward the sky
- skywardToward the firmament
- upwardToward a higher position
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- cumulusDense, billowing cloud type
cirrus · stratus · nimbus · overcast · horizon · celestial · azure · firmament
Thin and insubstantial
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- mistyObscured by vapor
foggy · billowy · feathery · airy · dreamy · hazy · diaphanous · nebulous
Sleeping mind's narrative
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
reverie · imagination · fantasy · vision · musing · daydream · wistful · idealistic
Atmospheric state outdoors
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- thunderheadTall storm-producing cloud
- raincloudsMoisture-laden atmospheric formations
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
condensation · humidity · troposphere · anvil · cumulonimbus · storm · barometer · climate
heavenward
Toward the sky
- skywardToward the firmament
- upwardToward a higher position
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
cumulus · cirrus · stratus · nimbus · overcast · horizon · celestial · azure · firmament · canopy
wispy
Thin and insubstantial
misty · foggy · billowy · feathery · airy · dreamy · hazy · diaphanous · nebulous · gauzy
soar
Ascend to heights
float · drift · lift · elevate · mount · surge · waft · billow · spiral · glide
dream
Sleeping mind's narrative
hope · reverie · imagination · fantasy · vision · musing · daydream · wistful · idealistic · lofty
weather
Atmospheric state outdoors
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- thunderheadTall storm-producing cloud
- raincloudsMoisture-laden atmospheric formations
forecast · condensation · humidity · troposphere · anvil · cumulonimbus · storm · barometer · climate · formation
cloudwardearthward
Toward the ground
groundward · downward · earthbound · down · below