heavenly

[hev-uhn-lee]

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

/ ˈhɛvənlɪ /

adjective

1. informal,  alluring, wonderful, or sublime

2. of or occurring in space

   a heavenly body

3. divine; holy

Other Word Forms

• heavenliness noun
• unheavenly adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heavenly¹

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

Example Sentences

A sprinkle of heavenly magic, and Arj can be taught a valuable lesson—by trading places with Jeff and finding out that wealth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

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Then the president did some math to calculate his heavenly odds.

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One would think Tonatiuh’s mother knew he was destined to become a star when naming him after the brightest heavenly body.

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But the future president of the United States has a far less heavenly opinion, predicting in a fiery campaign address that the “sinful” city will be destroyed by an earthquake “in divine retribution.”

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It starts with a stroll close to home and then ventures downtown for brunch and art, and into Studio City for a heavenly deep-fried Fluffernutter.

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Related Words

• angelic 
• blissful 
• celestial 
• delectable 
• delicious 
• divine 
• glorious 
• holy 
• lovely 
• luscious 
• ravishing 
• sublime 
• supernatural 
• wonderful