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
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  • The vibe is of a cheerful — very upscale — Parisian market that’s centered around a section of fruits and vegetables displayed like in a museum.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Jeon is marvelous in the role, allowing flashes of envy, resentment, and longing to surface beneath Mi-ok’s cheerful, accommodating manner without diminishing her warmth or loyalty.
    — Lisa Wong Macabasco, Vogue, 23 Oct. 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
  • The three other members of Uppity are bubbly, guileless, and joyful to an extent that’s unique at any age, but especially rare in adulthood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • No facial expression or vocal inflection can be read simply; the performance is at its most heartbreaking when at its most joyful.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of joyful
Adjective
  • Bayview Beach, north of Washburn, Wisconsin, encompasses several blissful miles of shoreline that, for the most part, remain a local secret.
    — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Treatments follow Thai, Chinese, and Indian healing methods, and the cavernous aqua-therapy lounge with sauna and vitality pool is a blissful hangout after a massage.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • Heading upward, these slides impart moments of ecstatic, unworldly levitation.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Nevertheless, Eisenkot was ecstatic and determined late Tuesday as initial exit polls suggested a big loss for Netanyahu.
    — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • Swimmers all over the city are delighted with the news, including Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor Sisse Marie Welling.
    — Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The same musical inflection that voices humiliation in Waller’s song becomes an expression of delighted discovery in the Gershwins’.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of delighted
Adjective
  • The sound was big and rapturous, a far cry from the seamy, hyperliterary world of 2022’s Skinty Fia.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • If the rapturous reception on the Paris show floor is any indication, the classic family van is poised to make a triumphant, high-tech comeback.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rapturous
Adjective
  • Logan Beall, a spokesperson for Beall Development, issued a statement Tuesday saying the company was happy about the lawsuit’s resolution.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The challenge for the Don is to keep their family happy and for the other players to accumulate enough goodwill to keep receiving a portion of the prize.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of happy

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