blest — ozdic

Definitions

verb

1

Archaic spelling of blessed.

Cradled by majestic mountains Blest with nature's flowing fountains

adj

1

Archaic spelling of blessed.

Is ſhe not proud? doth ſhe not count her bleſt, / Vnworthy as ſhe is, that we haue wrought / So worthy a Gentleman to be her Bride?

Since fate has let the heart go free / That wish’d so warmly to be bound / By the tie which love eternally / Hath fail’d to fasten round, / Leaving the breast in woful thrall / That else had the blestest been of all.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

beyond, flowing, majestic

VERB + BLEST

hold

BLEST + NOUN

language, nature's

PREP.

with

ADV.

supremely

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)

blessed

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

4

01

Cradled by majestic mountains Blest with nature's flowing fountains

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02

Is ſhe not proud? doth ſhe not count her bleſt, / Vnworthy as ſhe is, that we haue wrought / So worthy a Gentleman to be her Bride?

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03

Since fate has let the heart go free / That wish’d so warmly to be bound / By the tie which love eternally / Hath fail’d to fasten round, / Leaving the breast in woful thrall / That else had the blest

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04

I hold myself supremely blest—blest beyond what language can express; because I am my husband’s life as fully as he is mine.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, blest is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.