heavenly
/ˈhɛvənli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
adj
Strongly or sublimely good, beautiful, or pleasurable.
adv
In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
adv
To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
name
A female given name.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of heavenly.
Example Sentences
- "Heavenly Father, I come to You as Your child, kicking and screaming."
- "The other heavenly bodies are primarily controlled by the attractive force of the Sun."
- "Oh, that's absolutely heavenly. Gimme some more."
- "1817, Charles Phillips (author-editor), Speech in the Case of O′Mullan v. M′Korkill, The Speeches of Charles Phillips, page 131, No doubt, you have all personally considered — no doubt, you have all personally experienced, that of all the blessings which it has pleased Providence to allow us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears an heavenlier aspect than education."
- "So he flew down and got that acorn, and fetched it up and dropped it in, and was just tilting his head back, with the heavenliest smile on his face, when all of a sudden he was paralyzed into a listening attitude and that smile faded gradually out of his countenance like breath off’n a razor, and the queerest look of surprise took its place."
- "Everything is wonderful / Being here is heavenly"
Etymology
From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial, chaste”), equivalent to heaven + -ly. Cognate with Old Saxon himillīk (“heavenly”), Middle Dutch himellec, hemellijc (“heavenly”), Middle High German himmellich (“heavenly”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈhɛvənli/
- British English: /ˈhɛvənli/
Inflected Forms
heavenlier (comparative)
more heavenly (comparative)
heavenliest (superlative)
most heavenly (superlative)