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- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
Heavenly things are things that are part of heaven or are part of outer space. In many religions, heaven is a place where God is and where people go after they die if they have been good people on earth. The space above the earth is sometimes called "the heavens."
天国的
Angels are heavenly beings.The stars, sun, and moon are heavenly bodies. |
| definition 2: |
If people call something "heavenly," they mean it is completely wonderful or perfect.
极令人愉快的
The guest said that the dessert was just heavenly.The beaches were beautiful and the weather was heavenly. |
| related words: |
divine |
The word heavenly
contains the following part:
-ly2
Old English
adjective-forming suffix
that means like; every (when attached to times)
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ly2attaches primarily to native English nouns to form adjectives.
Example words:
bodily, cowardly, daily, earthly, elderly, friendly, ghastly, ghostly, lively, lonely, unfriendly, heavenly, hourly, lovely, monthly, motherly, nightly, orderly, sickly, slovenly, timely, worldly
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