sunwards

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adverb

Toward the sun.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adverbsunwards (not comparable)
  1. not comparableToward the sun.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sóh₂wl̥
  2. Proto-Germanic*sunnô
  3. Proto-Germanic*sunnǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*sunnā
  5. Old Englishsunne
  6. Middle Englishsonne
  7. Englishsun
  8. Englishsunwards

From sun + -wards.

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APA

sunwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunwards

MLA

“sunwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunwards. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunwards,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunwards.

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