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Definitions

heavenly

[hev-uhn-lee] / ˈhɛv ən li /
ADJECTIVE
very pleasant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
angelic blissful celestial delectable delicious divine glorious holy lovely luscious ravishing sublime supernatural wonderful
WEAK
adorable alluring ambrosial beatific beautiful blessed cherubic darling delightful empyrean enjoyable entrancing excellent exquisite extraterrestrial godlike immortal lush paradisaical rapturous scrumptious seraphic superhuman supernal sweet yummy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
awful disagreeable earthly horrible terrible unpleasant
WEAK
hellish

Example Sentences

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Behind her are large, glowing angel wings set against a golden, cloudy sky, creating a heavenly theme.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

"So yeah, this was really heavenly to work on."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

But heavenly providence does not come easily for Ann.

From Salon • Dec. 27, 2025

The sparkle implies heavenly powers but not the type that a person might misuse.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

Visible blemishes on the surface of the Sun seemed to be yet another nail in the coffin of Aristotelian heavenly perfection.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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