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Holly vs Heavenly - What's the difference?

holly | heavenly |

As a proper noun holly

is .

As an adjective heavenly is

of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable.

As an adverb heavenly is

in a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.

holly

English

Noun

(hollies)
  • Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex , either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
  • The wood from this tree.
  • (with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries

    • Derived terms

    * false holly * * holly olive * holly osmanthus * * Hollywood * sea holly

    heavenly

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions; good, beautiful, glorious, pleasurable.
  • Of or pertaining to the heavens or sky, regarded as the realm of the sun, moon, planets and stars.
  • Of or pertaining to the kingdom of God; divine.
  • * 1817 , (author-editor), Speech in the Case of O?Mullan v. M?Korkill'', ''The Speeches of Charles Phillips , page 131,
    • No doubt, you have all personally considered — no doubt, you have all personally experienced, that of all the blessings which it has pleased Providence to allow us to cultivate, there is not one which breathes a purer fragrance, or bears an heavenlier aspect than education.
  • Extremely beautiful or pleasurable.
    • Oh, please continue giving me a massage - it?s absolutely heavenly .
  • * 1880 , '', ''The Works of Mark Twain: Authorized Uniform Edition , Volume 1, page 19,
    • So he flew down and got that acorn, and fetched it up and dropped it in, and was just tilting his head back, with the heavenliest smile on his face, when all of a sudden he was paralyzed into a listening attitude and that smile faded gradually out of his countenance like breath off?n a razor, and the queerest look of surprise took its place.

    Synonyms

    * (of or pertaining to the heaven of any of many religions) * celestial * (of or pertaining to the Kingdom of God) divine * (extremely beautiful or pleasurable) beatific, divine

    Related terms

    * heaven * heavenliness

    Derived terms

    * heavenly body

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a manner like that of heaven; by the influence or agency of heaven; divinely, miraculously.
  • *, II.12:
    • by night [she] saw that God in her armes, saying moreover unto her, that the next day, the first man she met withall, should heavenly pay her her wages.
  • To a degree such as to elicit great pleasure.
  • * 2003 , Ruben Soto, Fiesta for the Hispanic Soul , p. 136:
    • Then, we taste the refried beans and the rice, and they are so heavenly delicious.