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heerlijk.

wonderful (when referring to a sensation), great

8 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɦeːrlək/[ˈɦɪːrlək]

  1. wonderful (when referring to a sensation), great

  2. delicious

  3. lordly, suzerain (pertaining to a feudal lord)

  4. glorious, magnificent

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch heerlijc; compare German herrlich, West Frisian hearlik, Swedish härlig. Equivalent to heer + -lijk.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.