celeste

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US/səˈlɛst/

noun

An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.

OriginFrench céleste ← Latin caelestis →
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Meanings

celeste1

nounceleste (countable and uncountable, plural celestes)

plural celestes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableentertainmentAlternative form of celesta (“musical instrument”).
  2. countableuncountableentertainmentAn organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
  3. countableuncountablegovernmentBleu celeste.

Celeste2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
  2. A minor city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bleu celestecelesta

Origin

celeste · noun

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

Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

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Celeste · proper noun

  1. Latincaelestis“heavenly”
  2. FrenchCéleste
  3. EnglishCeleste

Borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately from Latin caelestis (“heavenly”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with celeste

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Cite this entry
APA

celeste. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celeste

MLA

“celeste.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celeste. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celeste,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celeste.

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