This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
welkin
[ wel-kin ]
/ ˈwɛl kɪn /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Chiefly Literary.
the sky; the vault of heaven.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of welkin
before 900; Middle English welken(e), Old English welcn, variant of wolcen cloud, sky; cognate with German Wolke cloud
Words nearby welkin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use welkin in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for welkin
welkin
/ (ˈwɛlkɪn) /
noun
archaic the sky, heavens, or upper air
Word Origin for welkin
Old English wolcen, welcen; related to Old Frisian wolken, Old Saxon, Old High German wolcan
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012