divine
- adjective
- /dɪˈvaɪn/
- The sunset over the ocean was absolutely divine, painting the sky in shades of orange and pink.
- divine beauty
It's still here looking divine, pink, but divine.
- It's still here looking divine, pink, but divine.
- And then the absolutely divine tall floor length skirt.
- But they're absolutely gorgeous and divine and delicious.
- One says excellent or beautiful or divine, and the other says I don't see it.
Examples
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It's one of our divine English quality wines.
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Miss Ericson, you look divine.
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But how divine is all of this space?
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Those are some of the divine things that fell in place.
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It's still here looking divine, pink, but divine.
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So, you see, Jade, we are both going to enjoy the pleasure of your divine company, whether you like it or not.
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"You are the most divine woman I have ever met," Candace said once.
Fiction book (1998) -
And Lucilla, the shirt is divine on you; you must keep it.
Fiction book (1990) -
You look divine.
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This is divine.
Synonyms
Pleasant to see, hear, or think about
Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style
Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it
Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people
Having a special, beautiful quality that makes people feel amazed
A very beautiful and surprising sight that amazes you
Very impressive and causing strong surprise
Extremely beautiful or great in a way that makes people feel wonder
Very impressive and grand in appearance or style
Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort
From heaven or like a god, not of this world
Very powerful and perfect, like a god
Very beautiful and impressive, like at a big party
Pleasant to look at, often in a gentle or graceful way
A strong feeling that something is holy and full of mystery
Very beautiful and peaceful like heaven
Having a beautiful, heavenly look or sound that feels holy
Being very creative and excellent, as if from a sudden bright idea
Very beautiful and impressive to look at
Showing a god appearing to people or seeming like a god
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
A long poem by Dante Alighieri about a soul's journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise
- Formal
A set of prayers that priests and some laypeople say at set times each day
A political idea that kings get their power from God and are not controlled by their people
A name for the Christian leader John believed to have written the fourth Gospel, three letters, and Revelation
- Literature
A book in the Bible that describes visions about the end of the world
How Good
Surface Forms
Etymology
Divine can mean 'extremely good' because people long ago thought the best things came from the gods. So when something is wonderful or beautiful, we call it divine as if it were made by the gods.