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heavenly

American  
[hev-uhn-lee] / ˈhɛv ən li /

adjective

  1. of or in the heavens.

    the heavenly bodies.

  2. of, belonging to, or coming from the heaven of God, the angels, etc.

  3. resembling or befitting heaven; blissful; beautiful.

    His home in Tahiti was a heavenly spot.

  4. divine or celestial.

    heavenly peace.
    Synonyms:
    beatific, blessed, angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sublime, supernal
    Antonyms:
    hellish, infernal
heavenly British  
/ ˈhɛvənlɪ /

adjective

  1. informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime

  2. of or occurring in space

    a heavenly body

  3. divine; holy

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Other Word Forms

  • heavenliness noun
  • unheavenly adjective

Etymology

Origin of heavenly

before 1000; Middle English hevenly, Old English heofonlīc. See heaven, -ly

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