heavens
Syllables: heav·ens/ˈhɛvənz/
heavens noun: the distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars. Also the plural of heaven.
Noun
heavens pl (plural only)
- The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
- For what obſcured light the heauens did grant,[…]c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- […]the Heauens, which are carryed in 24 houres from Eaſt to Weſt,[…]1625, Nathanæl Carpenter, Geography delineated forth in two bookes, I iv 77
Interjection
- An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.
- “Heavens!” exclaimed Nina, “the blue-stocking and the fogy!—and yours are pale blue, Eileen!—you’re about as self-conscious as Drina—slumping there with your hair tumbling à la Mérode! Oh, it's very picturesque, of course, but a straight spine and good grooming is better.[…]”1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “Chapter IX: A Novice”, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC, page 359
Proper noun capitalized: Heavens
Heavens
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Also used as
heavens is also the plural of heaven.
heavens is also the plural of heaven the will of God or the gods.
heavens is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of heaven.
heavens meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam
heavens in Tamil
- வானங்கள்
heavens in Urdu
- آسمانوں, آسمانوں کا
heavens in Telugu
- స్వర్గాలు
heavens in Malayalam
- സ്വർഗ്ഗങ്ങൾ
More languagesFewer languages
- heavens in Kannada
- ಸ್ವರ್ಗಗಳು, ಆಕಾಶಗಳು
- heavens in Odia
- ସ୍ୱର୍ଗମାନ
- heavens in Nepali
- स्वर्गहरू
- heavens in Tagalog
- sangkalangitan
- heavens in Arabic
- سَمَاوَات samāwāt
Examples of heavens in a sentence
- The moon's path lies in that belt of the heavens known as the zodiac.1930 March, Nature, volume 179, number 2:
- […]in an infinitely large universe the stars would collectively outshine the Sun and flood the heavens with light far more intense than is observed.1981, E.R. Harrison, Cosmology, XII 250:
Synonyms of heavens
Origin of heavens
Variant of Evans.
Words formed from heavens
- good heavens
- great heavens
- heavens above
- heavens no
- heavens to Betsy
- merciful heavens
- my heavens
- thank heavens
- heaven of heavens
- the heavens open
- the heavens opened
- though the heavens fall
- heavens to Murgatroyd
Phrases with heavens
Words that rhyme with heavens
Questions about heavens
- What does heavens mean?
- Heavens means the distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.
- What is heavens in Tamil?
- Heavens in Tamil is வானங்கள். See Heavens meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use heavens in a sentence?
- The moon's path lies in that belt of the heavens known as the zodiac.
- What part of speech is heavens?
- Heavens can be a noun, an interjection or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce heavens?
- Heavens is pronounced /ˈhɛvənz/.
Words near heavens in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: heavens (page history and authors); Heavens (page history and authors); heavens (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heavens (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heavens (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heavens (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heavens (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heavens (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); heavens (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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