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
  • 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
  • But the way the characters respond is joyful, funny and inventive.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Valkyries owner Joe Lacob guaranteed a championship within the first five years for this franchise three years ago when the Bay Area was granted an expansion team, and in improbable, joyful fashion, his team accomplished it in Year 2.
    — Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of joyful
Adjective
  • Because in the moment of the rose’s existence, there is—however temporary and however short—that blissful perfection which stands in opposition to those corrupted kingdoms of this world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of blissful
Adjective
  • From a roomful of ecstatic socialists to Hollywood’s creative class and Karen Bass’s loyalists, Vanity Fair went party-hopping on a night when everyone had something to celebrate.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Judging by initial reaction to Ryan Poles’ trade for Jeffery Simmons, the vast majority of Bears fans were somewhere between ecstatic and quite satisfied.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 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 national tour is already selling out houses across the country and receiving a rapturous response.
    — Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of rapturous
Adjective
  • These days, netizens are happy to objectify men and christen a new internet boyfriend every week.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Dining options are flexible and staff are happy to help tailor stays to younger guests where possible.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
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