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blest

blest

9.9
Very lucky and grateful, often thought to be a gift from God
  • adjective
  • /blɛst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bendecido
  • Many consider her a blest soul, fortunate to have such a loving family.

Examples

  • Blest be his lost and gentle youth.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Blest.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • 'Blest if I believe such a Poll Parrot as you was ever learned to speak!' - Roger Riderhood

    Blog text (18)

  • The blest land was said to be favored by the gods, bringing prosperity to its people.

  • He felt blest to have received such a generous gift from his friends.

Synonyms

blessed
vsblest
2.3

Feeling lucky and happy about something

is archaic or literary rather than neutral modern in tone
beatus
vsblest
  • Archaic
9.9

Being blessed or happy, often said about saints

is archaic or literary and applies broadly to divine favor beyond saints

Antonyms

cursed
  • Literature
1 5.3

Having bad luck because of a magic spell, sometimes used to show anger or strong feeling

How Fortunate

blest
  • Archaic
9.9
favored
  • US
3.7
fortunate
296 1.8
lucky
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

blest positive
blester comparative
blestest superlative

Morphology

blest = bless (transparent) = bless + ed

A regular past-participle/adjectival formation from the verb 'bless' with the standard suffix '-ed'; the archaic spelling 'blest' is a variant but the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word blest is an old form of bless, which originally meant 'to make holy' or 'to give good favor'. So, to be blest is to be very lucky or specially favored, often because of God's help.