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blessed definition
blessed |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bless 2 of 4 senses of bless Sense 1 bless => anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate Sense 4 consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify => reconsecrate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bless 2 of 4 senses of bless Sense 1 bless => anoint, inunct, oil, anele, embrocate Sense 4 consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify => reconsecrate Entailment of verb bless Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bless 4 senses of bless Sense 1 bless Sense 2 bless => confer, bestow Sense 3 bless, sign => gesticulate, gesture, motion Sense 4 consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify => declare Familiarity of verb bless bless used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bless Sense 1 bless -------------- Sense 2 bless => confer, bestow -------------- Sense 3 bless, sign => gesticulate, gesture, motion -------------- Sense 4 consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify => declare -------------- Grep of noun blessed blessed event blessed thistle blessed trinity blessedness Overview of verb bless The verb bless has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) bless -- (give a benediction to "The dying man blessed his son") 2. (1) bless -- (confer prosperity or happiness on) 3. (1) bless, sign -- (make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate) 4. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify -- (render holy by means of religious rites) Overview of adj blessed The adj blessed has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blessed, blest -- (highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income") 2. (1) Blessed -- (worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity") 3. (1) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal -- (expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance") 4. beatified, blessed -- (Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration) 5. blessed -- (enjoying the bliss of heaven) 6. blessed -- (characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time") 7. blessed, blessed with endued with -- (having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era") Antonyms of adj blessed 7 senses of blessed Sense 1 blessed (vs. cursed), blest cursed (vs. blessed), curst => accursed, accurst, maledict => blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal => cursed with(prenominal), stuck with(prenominal) => damnable, execrable => damn, goddamn Sense 2 Blessed INDIRECT (VIA holy) -> unholy, unhallowed Sense 3 blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal INDIRECT (VIA cursed) -> blessed, blest Sense 4 beatified, blessed INDIRECT (VIA holy) -> unholy, unhallowed Sense 5 blessed INDIRECT (VIA saved) -> lost Sense 6 blessed INDIRECT (VIA happy) -> unhappy Sense 7 blessed, blessed with(prenominal), endued with(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA endowed) -> unendowed Similarity of adj blessed 7 senses of blessed Sense 1 blessed (vs. cursed), blest => favored, fortunate, golden => glorious Sense 2 Blessed => holy (vs. unholy) Sense 3 blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal => cursed (vs. blessed), curst Sense 4 beatified, blessed => holy (vs. unholy) Sense 5 blessed => saved (vs. lost) Sense 6 blessed => happy (vs. unhappy) Sense 7 blessed, blessed with(prenominal), endued with(prenominal) => endowed (vs. unendowed) Attributes of adj blessed Familiarity of adj blessed blessed used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj blessed blessed blessed with unblessed Overview of verb bless The verb bless has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) bless -- (give a benediction to "The dying man blessed his son") 2. (1) bless -- (confer prosperity or happiness on) 3. (1) bless, sign -- (make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate) 4. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify -- (render holy by means of religious rites) Overview of adj blessed The adj blessed has 7 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) blessed, blest -- (highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income") 2. (1) Blessed -- (worthy of worship; "the Blessed Trinity") 3. (1) blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, everlasting, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal -- (expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "tired or his everlasting whimpering"; "an infernal nuisance") 4. beatified, blessed -- (Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration) 5. blessed -- (enjoying the bliss of heaven) 6. blessed -- (characterized by happiness and good fortune; "a blessed time") 7. blessed, blessed with endued with -- (having good fortune bestowed or conferred upon sometimes used as in combination; "blessed with a strong healthy body"; "a nation blessed with peace"; "a peace-blessed era")
blessed definition
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