Definition
In a manner that is somewhat like heaven or heavenly; with a quality approaching the divine or blissful.
Etymology
Formed from 'heaven' + '-ish' (suffix meaning 'somewhat like') + '-ly' (adverb suffix). The '-ish' suffix comes from Old English and Germanic roots, creating a softened or approximate quality. This compound evolved in English to express something that resembles heaven without being perfectly heavenly.
Kelly Says
The '-ish' suffix is English's way of saying 'kind of' or 'sort of'—it's how we hedge our bets! When you add it to 'heaven,' you get that sense of something heavenly-esque, which is why you might describe a perfect dessert as 'heavenish' rather than claiming it's literally divine.
Translations
ARالعربية
سماوية
as-samawiyyah
BNবাংলা
আকাশীয়
a-kaash-ee-ee
CSČeština
nebesky
neh-bes-kee
DADansk
himmelsk
heem-el-sk
DEDeutsch
himmlisch
heem-lish
ELΕλληνικά
θεϊκά
the-ee-ka
ESEspañol
celestialmente
seh-les-tee-al-men-teh
FISuomi
taivaallisesti
tie-vah-al-lis-tee
FRFrançais
céleste
seh-lest
HEעברית
שמימית
she-mee-mee-t
HUMagyar
mennyei
men-nye-ee
IDBahasa Indonesia
surgawi
sur-gah-wee
ITItaliano
celestialmente
cheh-les-tee-al-men-teh
KO한국어
하늘처럼
haneul-cheo-rom
MSBahasa Melayu
surgawi
shoor-gah-wee
NLNederlands
hemels
heem-els
NONorsk
himmelsk
heem-el-sk
PLPolski
niebiesko
nee-bee-skee-oh
PTPortuguês
celestialmente
seh-les-tee-al-men-teh
RORomână
ceresc
cheh-resh
RUРусский
небесно
neh-bes-no
SVSvenska
himmelskt
heem-el-skt
SWKiswahili
mbingu
m-bin-goo
TEతెలుగు
స్వర్గీయ
svar-gee-ya
TLTL
kalangitan
ka-lahn-gee-tan
TRTürkçe
cennet gibi
jeh-net gee-bee
UKУкраїнська
небесно
neh-bes-no
VITiếng Việt
thiên
thee-en