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
  • 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
  • Our supervisors are paid FIFA employees who manage to maintain a cheerful outlook under what are sometimes stressful conditions.
    — Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 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
  • The singer leaned all the way into the feel-good and joyful song, dropping pink, white and orange balloons from the ceiling as confetti shot in the air.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
  • We were treated to a commercial-free evening of exciting entertaining, educational, emotional and joyful programming.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of joyful
Adjective
  • The Nautilus’s overwater Solasta Spa also specializes in couples’ treatments, including a range of blissful three-hour Spa Journeys that target issues like stress or immunity.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
  • This waterproof speaker delivers just the right amount of sound for a blissful night’s sleep.
    — Clay Abney, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2026
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • And indeed the work itself was simultaneously ecstatic and painful.
    — Josh Penn Soskin, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • In many instances, Madonna cedes the dance floor to Price, her voice floating over his ecstatic music.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 13 July 2026
Definition of ecstatic
Adjective
  • So, Galetto was delighted to learn that the first American pope would be speaking live and receiving an award less than two miles from his church, on the eve of the nation’s 250th birthday.
    — Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • West said Eisner was particularly delighted with the stage trickery that allowed a child actor to be seen as Chip, a teacup.
    — Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 July 2026
Definition of delighted
Adjective
  • Or Ada, the focus of Desacroux’s ardor and obsession after a rapturous night five years prior?
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Five hundred fans broke into rapturous applause.
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 8 June 2026
Definition of rapturous
Adjective
  • Kings summer league coach Chris Darnell was happy to see Acuff have some success.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • But Mendieta’s story did not have a happy ending, and this is never mentioned.
    — Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026
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