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celeste¹

  • /səˈlɛst/ US

Rhymes with -ɛst

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.

noun celestes

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of celesta (“musical instrument”).
  2. countable, uncountable An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
  3. countable, uncountable Bleu celeste.

Celeste²

  • /səˈlɛst/

Rhymes with -ɛst

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately from Latin caelestis (“heavenly”).

proper noun

  1. A female given name from French [in turn from Latin].
  2. A minor city in Hunt County, Texas, United States.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: celestial, heavenly, sky, voix céleste, choralcelo, clarino, cantilena, claribella, clarion, cemb., cipher, calliophone, c-hole, choraleon, quinticlave, ocarina

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"celeste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/celeste. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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celeste. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/celeste

Chicago

"celeste." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/celeste.

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@misc{celeste_2026,
  title = {celeste},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/celeste},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}