Definition of HEAVENLY

heavenly

Meanings

Adjective

  • relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
    • "heavenly hosts"
  • of or relating to the sky
    • "a heavenly body"
  • of or belonging to heaven or god

Adj

  • Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
  • Synonym of celestial: of or pertaining to the heavens, the sky regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets, and stars.
  • Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God.
  • Strongly or sublimely beautiful or pleasurable.

Adv

  • In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
  • To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English hevenely, hevenly, from Old English heofonlīċ (“heavenly, celestial; chaste”); equivalent to heaven + -ly.

Antonyms

earthly

Scrabble Score: 17

heavenly is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
heavenly is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
heavenly is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

heavenly is a valid Words With Friends word