beatific

adjective

Definition of beatificnext
as in cheerful
formal showing complete happiness The First Lady's beatific smile greeted the schoolchildren visiting the White House.

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Recent Examples of beatific From the world’s vantage point, Los Angeles can look like a place that glides serenely along beneath a beatific sun. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 Beyond the shock of the first episode, when nearly all the people on Earth are converted into a hive mind with the same beatific smile, it’s been hard to think about the Others as devious or even foreign creatures. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2025 A bit of a drive further on Santa Monica offers the beatific resting place of many stars, Hollywood Forever Cemetery. — Samantha Dunn, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025 Then there’s the whistle cue when Quint is standing on the bow, oddly beatific in the midst of extraordinary peril. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beatific
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beatific
  1. cheerful
  2. smiling
  3. joyful
  4. blissful
  5. ecstatic
  6. delighted
  7. rapturous
  8. happy
Adjective
  • Their cheerful golden blooms attract native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators throughout the summer, and their seed heads become an important food source for goldfinches and other songbirds in the fall and winter.
    — Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 21 July 2026
  • On April 24, a 54-year-old male had a cardiac emergency on the attraction, a gentle boat ride that floats by scenes featuring cheerful puppets.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of cheerful
Adjective
  • Women in black hijabs and abayas, many wearing badges depicting Zahra’s smiling face, lined the streets as men prayed over her casket, placed outside the Husseiniya, a Shiite hall.
    — Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
  • As Thomas’ parents, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, unveiled their son’s smiling statue in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame Plaza last Sunday, as scores of his former teammates looked on in sadness and joy, Miller was 800 miles away in Dallas, gearing up for a game against the Cowboys.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of smiling
Adjective
  • At their best, joyful and generative, with an infectious appetite for life.
    — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 17 July 2026
  • Introducing his staff to an editorial process has been, by Cook’s account, a joyful one in its own right.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of joyful
Adjective
  • Bayview Beach, north of Washburn, Wisconsin, encompasses four blissful miles of shoreline that, for the most part, remain a local secret.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
  • After all, a vacation should be anchored in open-minded whimsy and blissful R&R, much like trying out a divisive trend or relishing the effortless elegance of a breezy pair of pants.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 18 July 2026
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • But the Deadheads also evince an honest yearning for something that’s tribal, primitive, sacred, ancient, shamanic, ecstatic.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 July 2026
  • Produced by Meath and Sanborn, the album is said to pair environmental dread and personal upheaval with ecstatic dance music.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 July 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • The world came to us, and many of us delighted in being good hosts.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • The gosiwon residents were delighted to supplement their rations with Bo’s regular food bonuses.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
Definition of delighted
Adjective
  • This week’s rapturous After Dark selection also reminded me of something hopeful a dear friend said recently.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026
  • Or Ada, the focus of Desacroux’s ardor and obsession after a rapturous night five years prior?
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of rapturous
Adjective
  • Terry Yost, a safety coordinator for Western Trailers, told the Statesman that Concentra has been a great partner for years, and the business is happy to have this resource for its Idaho employees now.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • Everyone was happy to see Tim Ream excused his yellow card and Miguel Almiron cautioned for diving, including me.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of happy

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