heavenly
Americanadjective
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of or in the heavens.
the heavenly bodies.
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of, belonging to, or coming from the heaven of God, the angels, etc.
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resembling or befitting heaven; blissful; beautiful.
His home in Tahiti was a heavenly spot.
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divine or celestial.
heavenly peace.
adjective
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informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime
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of or occurring in space
a heavenly body
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divine; holy
Other Word Forms
- heavenliness noun
- unheavenly adjective
Etymology
Origin of heavenly
before 1000; Middle English hevenly, Old English heofonlīc. See heaven, -ly
Example Sentences
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"So yeah, this was really heavenly to work on."
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
It is hard, if not impossible, to distinguish confusion from heavenly harmony.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
There is something elementally heavenly about the smell of alliums cooking in butter.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
The sparkle implies heavenly powers but not the type that a person might misuse.
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025
She transforms the unruly bunch of us into a heavenly host of cherubim, hovering a thousand feet above the city rooftops.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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