Empyreal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to the sky or heavens

inspiring awe; - M.S.Dworkin; - Hamilton Basso

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpˈɪɹiːəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌks/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmpˈɪɹiːəl/.

Examples

the empyrean sphere
well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity
empyrean aplomb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sublime empyrean

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to the sky or heavens “the empyrean sphere”
adjective	inspiring awe; - M.S.Dworkin; - Hamilton Basso “well-meaning ineptitude that rises to empyreal absurdity”

Word Forms

empyrean

noun

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

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

empyré

de ou se rapportant au ciel ou aux cieux

🇪🇸Spanish

empíreo

De o relacionado con el cielo o los cielos.

🇮🇹Italian

empireo

di o relativo al cielo o ai cieli

🇳🇱Dutch

keizerlijk

van of met betrekking tot de lucht of hemelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

empíreo

de ou relacionado com o céu ou céus

🇷🇺Russian

небесный

или относящийся к небу или небесам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साम्राज्यवादी

या आकाश या स्वर्ग से संबंधित

🇮🇳Tamil

பேரரசியல்

வானம் அல்லது வானத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

సామ్రాజ్య సంబంధమైన

ఆకాశం లేదా స్వర్గానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામ્રાજ્ય

આકાશ અથવા સ્વર્ગનો અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯಶಾಹಿ

ಅಥವಾ ಆಕಾಶ ಅಥವಾ ಸ್ವರ್ಗಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംപീരിയൽ

അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആകാശവുമായോ ആകാശവുമായോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇵🇰Urdu

سلطنتی

آسمان یا آسمانوں کا یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

至高天

属于天空或天堂的或与天空或天堂有关的

🇯🇵Japanese

帝国の

空または天の、または空または天に関する

🇰🇷Korean

제국의

하늘이나 천국의 또는 관련

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàng đế

của hoặc liên quan đến bầu trời hoặc thiên đường

🇮🇩Indonesian

langit

dari atau berkaitan dengan langit atau surga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سماوي

أو المتعلقة بالسماء أو السماوات

🇮🇷Persian

امپریال

از یا مربوط به آسمان یا بهشت

🇹🇷Turkish

göksel

gökyüzüne veya göklere ait veya bunlarla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

אמפיריאלי

של השמיים או השמיים או קשורים אליו

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