definitions

heavenly

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

of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies.
of, belonging to, or coming from the heaven of God, the angels, etc.
resembling or befitting heaven; blissful; beautiful: His home in Tahiti was a heavenly spot.
divine or celestial: heavenly peace.

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RELATED WORDS

celestial, angelic, holy, delectable, wonderful, supernatural, glorious, delicious, ravishing, lovely, blissful, divine, luscious, sublime, adorable, alluring, ambrosial, beatific, beautiful, blessed

Nearby words

heave-off hinge, heaven, heaven knows, heaven-born, heaven-sent, heavenly, heavenly days, heavenward, heavenwards, heaves, heavier-than-air

Origin of heavenly

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

Related forms

heav·en·li·ness, nounun·heav·en·ly, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for heavenly

heavenly

/ (ˈhɛvənlɪ) /

adjective

informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime
of or occurring in spacea heavenly body
divine; holy

Derived Forms

heavenliness, noun
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