celeste
celeste · celestes
An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating soundAn organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
US/səˈlɛst/
» Celeste is making dumplings in the kitchen.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound.
(countable, uncountable)Bleu celeste.
Examples
2 sentencesCeleste is making dumplings in the kitchen.
And then Marie-Celeste proceeded to narrate at length her unexpected encounter with Ted under the apple-tree.
Origin
Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.Borrowed from French céleste (“heavenly”), from Latin caelestis.
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Forms
plural: celestesWord family
2 related wordsRelatedbleu celeste
Derivedcelestist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable