English · Nature & Environment

sky

/skaɪ/

[/skaɪ/]

space above the earth

Beginnernoun

Definition

The space above the earth that you can see when you look up.

Example

The clear blue sky stretched endlessly above the open fields and distant rolling hills.

The clear blue sky stretched endlessly above the open fields and distant rolling hills.

Etymology

From Old Norse 'sky', meaning a cloud.

How & Where It’s Used

Common in everyday and poetic descriptions.

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