Standard Lemma guide

heavens

intj · name · noun · verb · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈhɛvənz/
  • [ˈhɛvn̩z]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛvənz
  • CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 V AH0 N Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

An expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, or frustration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The distant sky of the sun, moon, and stars.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often, plural, plural-only

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

plural of heaven: the abode of God or the gods; the abode of the blessed departed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural, plural-only

Topics: lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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5

noun

Meaning 5

plural of heaven: the near sky of the weather, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural, plural-only, rare

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6

noun

Meaning 6

plural of heaven the will of God or the gods, Providence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural, plural-only, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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7

verb

Meaning 7

third-person singular simple present indicative of heaven

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, vault of heaven, welkin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: surface

History

Etymology

Variant of Evans.

Across languages

Translations

44 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: sapristi — expression of surprise
  • German: sapperlot — expression of surprise
  • Māori: āwaiā — expression of surprise
  • Portuguese: céus! — expression of surprise
  • Portuguese: credo! — expression of surprise
  • Portuguese: santo Deus! — expression of surprise
  • Spanish: ¡cielos! — expression of surprise
  • Arabic: سَمَاوَات (samāwāt) — the sky
  • Belarusian: нябёсы (njabjósy) — the sky
  • Bulgarian: небеса́ (nebesá) — the sky
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天空 (tiānkōng) — the sky
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天 (tiān) — the sky
  • Czech: nebesa — the sky
  • Finnish: taivas — the sky
  • French: cieux — the sky
  • Galician: ceo — the sky
  • German: Himmel — the sky
  • Greek: ουρανός (ouranós) — the sky
  • Hungarian: ég — the sky
  • Italian: cieli — the sky
  • Japanese: 天上 (tenjō) — the sky
  • Japanese: 空 (sora) — the sky
  • Macedonian: не́беса (nébesa) — the sky
  • Church Slavic: небеса (nebesa) — the sky
  • Polish: niebiosa — the sky
  • Portuguese: céu — the sky
  • Russian: небеса́ (nebesá) — the sky
  • Serbo-Croatian: небѐса — the sky
  • Serbo-Croatian: nebèsa — the sky
  • Slovak: nebesia — the sky
  • Slovak: nebesá — the sky
  • Slovene: nebesa — the sky
  • Swedish: himmel — the sky
  • Tagalog: sangkalangitan — the sky
  • Ukrainian: небеса́ (nebesá) — the sky
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mbingu — the abode of God
  • Dutch: hemelen — the abode of God
  • Finnish: taivas — the abode of God
  • French: cieux — the abode of God
  • Galician: ceo — the abode of God
  • German: Himmel — the abode of God
  • Japanese: 天国 (tengoku) — the abode of God
  • Spanish: alturas — the abode of God
  • Swahili: mbingu — the abode of God
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