skies
Where clouds drift
Skies is the plural of sky, used when emphasizing vastness, variation, or multiple views: We watched the skies for signs of rain.
Weather reports speak of clear skies or cloudy skies.
Poetic and literary uses favor the plural: under foreign skies, the skies opened up.
To praise to the skies is to heap extravagant compliments.
Light sky tone
- ceruleanBright sky tone
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- sapphireBlue precious corundum
- bluePrimary color; also sad
turquoise · indigo · aquamarine · grey · pink · orange · golden · crimson
Luminous celestial bodies
- starryFilled with luminous points
- starlitIlluminated by celestial bodies
- moonNatural planetary satellite
- moonlitBathed in lunar glow
sun · sunny · sunrise · sunset · dawn · dusk · twilight · nightfall
Extremely great in size
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- infiniteHaving no bounds
- boundlessWithout any boundaries
- limitlessWithout any boundaries
open · wide · sweeping · panoramic · horizon · dome · canopy · stretch
Absence of constraint
- heavensCelestial expanse overhead
- paradiseIdeal, blissful place
- divineOf or from gods
- eternalLasting without end
promise · hope · afterlife · transcendence · ascension · limitless · dreams · aspiration
Marked by violent weather
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- darkeningGrowing less bright
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
brooding · turbulent · angry · moody · gloomy · hazy · smoky · rainy
Second atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- mesosphereAtmospheric layer, 50-85km up
- thermosphereHigh-temperature atmospheric zone
- exosphereAtmosphere's outermost region
ionosphere · ozone · air · altitude · aviation · aerosols · nitrogen · oxygen
Dense, billowing cloud type
- stratusLow, flat cloud layer
- cirrusHigh wispy ice formation
- nimbusLuminous disk or raincloud
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
altocumulus · stratocumulus · cirrostratus · overcast · fluffy · puffy · cloudy · cloudless
azure
Light sky tone
blue · turquoise · indigo · aquamarine · grey · pink · orange · golden · crimson · purple
stars
Luminous celestial bodies
- starryFilled with luminous points
- starlitIlluminated by celestial bodies
- moonNatural planetary satellite
moonlit · sun · sunny · sunrise · sunset · dawn · dusk · twilight · nightfall · constellations
vast
Extremely great in size
limitless · open · wide · sweeping · panoramic · horizon · dome · canopy · stretch · immense
freedom
Absence of constraint
eternal · promise · hope · afterlife · transcendence · ascension · limitless · dreams · aspiration · possibility
stormy
Marked by violent weather
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- darkeningGrowing less bright
ominous · brooding · turbulent · angry · moody · gloomy · hazy · smoky · rainy · thunderous
stratosphere
Second atmospheric layer up
- troposphereLowest atmospheric layer
- mesosphereAtmospheric layer, 50-85km up
- thermosphereHigh-temperature atmospheric zone
exosphere · ionosphere · ozone · air · altitude · aviation · aerosols · nitrogen · oxygen · upper
cumulus
Dense, billowing cloud type
cumulonimbus · altocumulus · stratocumulus · cirrostratus · overcast · fluffy · puffy · cloudy · cloudless · cloudscape
- landscape paintingimpressionism, realism, naturism, romanticism, tonalism
- watercolor landscapeswashes, glazing, blending, brushwork, pigment
- naturesun, moon, trees, water, rain
- landscape subjectsseascape, cityscape, pastoral, vista, panorama
- scenerylandscapes, vistas, panoramas, horizons, valleys
- nature artlandscape art, landscapes, nature scene, wildlife art, botanical art
skieshell
Underworld of suffering
underworld · inferno · netherworld · abyss · pit
- ski maskKnit face-covering hood
- clear skiesAbsence of cloud cover
- blue skiesUnclouded atmosphere above
- gray skiesCloud-covered atmosphere
- jet skisSmall motorized water vehicles
- cloudy skiesAtmosphere obscured by vapor
ski, skiing, skis, skied, clear skies