celest

English

Etymology

From Latin caelestis (“heavenly”), probably via French céleste, from caelum (“sky, heavens, Heaven”).

Adjective

celest (comparative more celest, superlative most celest)

(obsolete) Synonym of celestial.
(obsolete) Synonym of heavenly.

References

“† celest, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1889.

Anagrams

Select, elects, scelet, select

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