cloud nine

noun

Definition of cloud ninenext
as in ecstasy
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion I've been on cloud nine ever since I landed my dream job

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Recent Examples of cloud nine But a stroke of fate in James’ (Damian Hardung) family changes everything and James himself, of all people, brings her back from cloud nine to a harsh reality. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025 Grab Brooklinen’s Down Comforter, too, for a cloud nine–level snooze sesh. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025 Lottie Woad has been living on cloud nine so far this July, with two wins and a top-five finish in as many professional events. — Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025 Angel Reese racked up one rebound after another in Chicago as a rookie, bringing Sky fans to cloud nine. — Ben Pickman, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloud nine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cloud nine
  1. ecstasy
  2. heaven
  3. joy
  4. happiness
  5. high
  6. transport
  7. seventh heaven
  8. delight
Noun
  • The frozen velocity of paint whipped across a canvas suggested a new visual metaphor for intensity, aggression, violence, virility, force, energy, music, and ecstasy, a more efficient representation than any previous word or picture had managed.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Her eyes were cast upward, as the saint’s had been, in her own private ecstasy.
    — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ecstasy
Noun
  • This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
  • And thanks to Tucson’s extraordinarily dark heavens, the Sonoran skyscape takes center stage with Peace Among the Stars.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of heaven
Noun
  • Zest has also been referred to as vitality, exuberance, and joie de vivre, the French phrase for the joy of living.
    — Joan M. Cook, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The resulting meatballs were moist, herby, spiced, seasoned, spicy and just a joy to eat.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of joy
Noun
  • And a high degree of social fitness contributes to a longer, healthier and more fulfilled life, according to an ongoing 88-year-old Harvard University happiness study.
    — Renée Onque, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
  • And the key to finding the joy and happiness balance is no more than 10 days away from my wife and kids.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of happiness
Noun
  • Analysts said then that the sell-off was caused as profit margins missed expectations, despite revenue and operating profit reaching record highs, according to analysts.
    — Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, September marked the fastest monthly increase since March 2022 and the highest annual rate since December 2022, the year when US inflation hit a 40-year high.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of high
Noun
  • Prior research has used bee stinger structure as inspiration for the design of microneedles, tissue transport devices, and drilling devices.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab al Mandab strait, a critical waterway for the transport of gulf oil and other goods at the southern end of the Red Sea off Yemen.
    — Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • Your sixth sense — the one beyond sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell — may be leading you to seventh heaven, the very height of happiness.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
Definition of seventh heaven
Noun
  • Leaving aside the comics, tie-books, video games, and other ancillary delights of exploiting successful IP, there’s the Netflix show, of course.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Once a farrier's shop, Bygones Cocktail Bar, centered on a horseshoe bar, has romantic lighting, cocktails executed with joy and delight, and a laissez-faire atmosphere.
    — Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of delight

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“Cloud nine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cloud%20nine. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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