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Italian

celestiale

/tʃe.leˈstja.le/adjectiveC2
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Meaning

heavenly, celestial

  • Relating to heaven or the skies; divine
  • Delightful, sublime, or angelic in quality

In a sentence

Dalla chiesa antica si diffondeva una musica celestiale.

Heavenly music drifted from the ancient church.

Quel dolce artigianale ha un sapore davvero celestiale.

That artisanal dessert has a truly heavenly taste.

Non dimenticherò mai la luce celestiale di quell'alba sulle montagne.

I will never forget the celestial light of that mountain dawn.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
celestialemasculine · singular
celestialefeminine · singular
celestialimasculine · plural
celestialifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • An invariable adjective in gender (-e ending); the plural for both masculine and feminine is 'celestiali'.
  • Often used poetically or figuratively to describe transcendent beauty, music, or taste.

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