Synonyms for groundward
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ground |
| Phonetic Transcription : graÊŠnd |
Top 10 synonyms for groundward Other synonyms for the word groundward
Définition of groundward
Origin :- Old English grund "bottom, foundation, ground, surface of the earth," especially "bottom of the sea" (a sense preserved in run aground), from Proto-Germanic *grundus, which seems to have meant "deep place" (cf. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Danish, Swedish grund, Dutch grond, Old High German grunt, German Grund "ground, soil, bottom;" Old Norse grunn "a shallow place," grund "field, plain," grunnr "bottom"). No known cognates outside Germanic. Sense of "reason, motive" first attested c.1200; electrical sense is from 1870.
- As in down : adj below; physically lower
Antonyms for groundward
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