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beatific

adjective/ˌbiːəˈtɪfɪk/

C2CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
LiteraryRegister

Expressing or imparting blissful, serene happiness.

A beatific smile spread across her face as she cradled the newborn.

Similar: blissful, radiant

Origin: Latin beatus 'blessed' + facere 'to make'.

Topic: bliss in General English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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