Heavens — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚkɚɹˈɛktnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛvənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛvənz/

2 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚkɚɹˈɛktnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

empyrean heaven welkin nirvana Heaven firmament Shangri-la paradise celestial sphere sphere Eden vault of heaven promised land

Antonyms

Hell

Word Forms

empyreal	adjective	of or relating to the sky or heavens
firmamental	adjective	relating to the firmament or upper regions
paradisiacal	adjective	relating to or befitting Paradise
paradisal	adjective	relating to or befitting Paradise
heavenly	adjective	relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Himmel

die scheinbare Oberfläche der imaginären Kugel, auf die Himmelskörper projiziert zu sein scheinen

🇫🇷French

cieux

la surface apparente de la sphère imaginaire sur laquelle semblent projetés les corps célestes

🇪🇸Spanish

Cielos

la superficie aparente de la esfera imaginaria sobre la que los cuerpos celestes parecen proyectarse

🇮🇹Italian

cieli

la superficie apparente della sfera immaginaria su cui sembrano proiettati i corpi celesti

🇳🇱Dutch

hemelen

het zichtbare oppervlak van de denkbeeldige bol waarop hemellichamen lijken te worden geprojecteerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

céus

a superfície aparente da esfera imaginária sobre a qual os corpos celestes parecem ser projetados

🇷🇺Russian

небеса

видимая поверхность воображаемой сферы, на которую проецируются небесные тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आकाश

काल्पनिक गोले की स्पष्ट सतह जिस पर आकाशीय पिंड प्रक्षेपित प्रतीत होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বর্গ

কাল্পনিক গোলকের আপাত পৃষ্ঠ যেখানে মহাকাশীয় বস্তুগুলিকে অভিক্ষিপ্ত বলে মনে হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வானங்கள்

கற்பனைக் கோளத்தின் வெளிப்படையான மேற்பரப்பு, அதில் வான உடல்கள் திட்டமிடப்பட்டதாகத் தோன்றும்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వర్గం

ఖగోళ వస్తువులు అంచనా వేసినట్లు కనిపించే ఊహాత్మక గోళం యొక్క స్పష్టమైన ఉపరితలం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वर्ग

काल्पनिक क्षेत्राची स्पष्ट पृष्ठभाग ज्यावर खगोलीय पिंड प्रक्षेपित केलेले दिसतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વર્ગ

કાલ્પનિક ક્ષેત્રની દેખીતી સપાટી કે જેના પર અવકાશી પદાર્થો પ્રક્ષેપિત દેખાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವರ್ಗಗಳು

ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಗೋಳದ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ, ಅದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಆಕಾಶಕಾಯಗಳು ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಂತೆ ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആകാശങ്ങൾ

സാങ്കൽപ്പിക ഗോളത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രത്യക്ഷമായ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ആകാശഗോളങ്ങൾ പ്രക്ഷേപണം ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ടതായി കാണപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਵਰਗ

ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ ਗੋਲੇ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੱਖ ਸਤਹ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਆਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਪ੍ਰਜੈਕਟ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਪਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

آسمان

خیالی کرہ کی ظاہری سطح جس پر آسمانی اجسام پیش کیے جاتے دکھائی دیتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

天

天体似乎投影在其上的假想球体的表观表面

🇯🇵Japanese

天

天体が投影されているように見える仮想の球の見かけの表面

🇰🇷Korean

천국

천체가 투영되는 것처럼 보이는 가상 구의 겉보기 표면

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiên đường

bề mặt biểu kiến của quả cầu tưởng tượng mà trên đó các thiên thể dường như được chiếu lên

🇹🇭Thai

สวรรค์

พื้นผิวปรากฏของทรงกลมจินตภาพซึ่งมีการฉายภาพเทห์ฟากฟ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

surga

permukaan nyata dari bola imajiner tempat benda langit tampak diproyeksikan

🇵🇭Filipino

langit

ang maliwanag na ibabaw ng haka-haka na globo kung saan lumilitaw ang mga celestial na katawan

🇲🇾Malay

syurga

permukaan jelas sfera khayalan di mana jasad angkasa kelihatan ditayangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السماوات

السطح الظاهري للكرة الوهمية التي تظهر عليها الأجرام السماوية

🇮🇷Persian

بهشت

سطح ظاهری کره خیالی که به نظر می رسد اجرام آسمانی روی آن پرتاب می شوند

🇹🇷Turkish

gökler

gök cisimlerinin yansıtıldığı hayali kürenin görünen yüzeyi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שמים

פני השטח הגלויים של הכדור הדמיוני שעליו נראים גרמי השמיים מוקרנים

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The primary meaning of 'heavens' is 'the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected'.

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Using 'heavens' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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