Synonyms for welkin

Most common

sky · heaven · firmament · empyrean · lift · heavens

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible; the firmament.

2. n. 2

   The upper atmosphere occupied by clouds, flying birds, etc.

Forms

Plural

welkins → firmaments, heavens, empyreans, spheres…

Example sentences

• sky The tower looks beautiful against the evening sky.
• heaven May your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
• firmament May the firmament not fall upon him.
• lift Tom said the box was too heavy to lift by himself.
• heavens The heavens have granted him many special talents.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

sky¹

4 letters

lift¹

5 letters

ether²

6 letters

heaven², sphere¹

7 letters

heavens²

8 letters

empyrean

9 letters

firmament

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ether² = 2 syllables).