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celest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
ce-lest
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of celestial.

Obsolete

adj

Synonym of heavenly.

Obsolete

Etymology

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), probably via French céleste, from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: caelestis, céleste

Usage

Inflected Forms

more celest (comparative) most celest (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

celestine

Synonyms

celestial heavenly

Questions

What does celest mean?
Synonym of celestial.
Where does celest come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce celest

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