celest

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adjective

Synonym of celestial.

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celestialheavenly
OriginLatin caelestis ← French céleste →
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Meanings

adjectivecelest (comparative more celest, superlative most celest)

comparative more celest · superlative most celest

  1. obsoleteSynonym of celestial.

    Synonyms: celestial

  2. obsoleteSynonym of heavenly.

    Synonyms: heavenly

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of celestial.

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celestial

adjectiveSynonym of heavenly.

Similar
heavenly
Also see
celestialheavenly

Origin

  1. Frenchcéleste
  2. Latincaelestis“heavenly”
  3. Englishcelest

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), probably via French céleste, from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”).

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APA

celest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celest

MLA

“celest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celest. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celest,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celest.

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