🇬🇧🇪🇸 heavenly - celestial : English Lesson

Meaning of "heavenly" ("celestial"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Heavenly" describes something that feels amazingly good and makes you very, very happy, almost like it’s too good to be from this world. We call food, smells, music, or moments "heavenly" when they are so pleasant and enjoyable that you want them to last forever.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The chocolate cake was so heavenly I checked under the table to see if an angel had baked it.

The hammock was so heavenly that getting out of it felt like a crime against relaxation.

The fluffy pillow was so heavenly I was 90% sure it was filled with tiny sleeping clouds.

The smell of the forest after rain was so heavenly I tried to bottle it, but the bottle just smelled like bottle.

The sunrise looked so heavenly I suspected someone had secretly painted the sky overnight.

A woman opens her bakery at dawn. A child steps inside; the oven gives a heavenly smell. The first bite makes the child close eyes — a heavenly taste. Sunlight on the table looks heavenly. Outside, a passerby stops, breathes the heavenly air, and smiles. They share the last pastry, a small heavenly moment, and laugh.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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