🇬🇧🇪🇸 heavenly - celestial : English Lesson

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

"Heavenly" describes something that feels like it comes from heaven because it is so wonderful, beautiful, peaceful, or delicious that it seems almost magical.

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

The smell of freshly baked cookies was so heavenly the dog started auditioning for the role of “Goodest Boy.”

The breeze was so heavenly my hair started doing a slow-motion shampoo commercial all by itself.

Mom’s pancakes were so heavenly I checked under them for a tiny golden halo.

The soft kitten purr was so heavenly my stress packed its bags and left the room.

The strawberry smelled so heavenly my nose tried to take a bite first.

She opened the oven and a heavenly smell rose. The cake looked golden, and the first bite was heavenly. Sunlight fell across the table in a heavenly glow. Her son's small laugh sounded heavenly. They sat, sharing the warm cake and a heavenly, soft silence, smiling as if the whole room were perfect.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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