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Word of the Day: Celestial
Do you want to learn a word related to the sky that will also help you describe beauty? Check out this story!
The word for today is '
celestial
'.
Since it is used to describe something, it would definitely be an
adjective,
like a
celestial body
, a
celestial glow
, etc.
The word is
pronounced
as
'ce·les·tial'
(\ sə-ˈles-chəl \).
The word is used to
mean
'of heaven or divinity' or 'of or relating to the sky'.
Some
synonyms
of the word that you must be aware of are 'heavenly', 'otherworldly', 'divine', 'supernatural', 'immortal', 'sublime'.
Word Fact:
The word is derived from the Latin word for sky,
caelestis
, which also gave rise to the word
ceiling
.
The word has few
antonyms
, like 'worldly', 'hellish', 'mortal', earthly'.
Example sentences:
1. She had a
celestial glow
on her face.
2. Aphrodite is known for her
celestial beauty
.
If you want to learn such interesting words and how to use them, check out the link below.
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