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   heavenly

   /ˈhɛvnli/

   adjective

   • 1. of heaven; divine: "heavenly Father" Similar divineholycelestialgodlikegodlyangelicseraphiccherubicblessedblestbeatificimmortalliterary:empyreanempyrealrare:paradisicalparadisaicaldeiformdeificOpposite mortalinfernal
   • 2. of the heavens or sky: "heavenly constellations" Similar celestialcosmicstellarplanetaryextraterrestrialextramundaneunearthlyother-worldlyliterary:empyreanempyrealrare:superterrestrialOpposite terrestrialearthly
   • 3. very pleasing; wonderful: informal "their shampoos smell heavenly" Similar delightfulwonderfulmarvellousgloriousperfectexcellentidealsuperbsublimeidyllicfirst-classfirst-rateblissfulpleasurableenjoyablegratifyingrapturousexquisitebeautifullovelygorgeoussensationalenchantingentrancingravishingalluringinformal:divinesupergreatfantasticfabuloussupercalifragilisticexpialidociousterrificwickedout of this worldbrilliantbrillsmashingbostingOpposite dreadfulugly

   Word Origin Old Englishheofonlic (see heaven, -ly1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. heavenliness noun

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