blessedness

Pronunciation: /ˈblɛsɪdnɪs/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a state of supreme happiness

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blessednesse, equivalent to blessed + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

beatitude, beatification

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
happiness
Narrower (hyponyms)
nirvana

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