heavenly
Americanadjective
-
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.
adjective
-
informal alluring, wonderful, or sublime
-
of or occurring in space
a heavenly body
-
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
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
His fugues are a draftsman’s rendering of heavenly splendor.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
"So yeah, this was really heavenly to work on."
From BBC • Feb. 5, 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
The demons charged, trampling through the museum as they launched themselves at the heavenly mounts.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
