Spanish word

bienaventurado

Pronunciation

IPA/bjenaβentuˈɾaðo/

Meaning

  • adjectiveblessed

Example

Me siento bienaventurado por tener amigos.

I feel blessed to have friends.

Illustration for bienaventurado (blessed)

More examples

Estoy bienaventurado por la ayuda que me diste.

I am blessed because of the help you gave me.

Core concept

A state of being regarded as graced or divinely favored.

Similar words

bendecido: Feeling comforted and happy after receiving blessings or kind favors.
afortunado: Feeling lucky because chance or circumstances have turned out well.
dichoso: Feeling happy and content, experiencing personal joy and satisfaction.
bendito: Feeling religiously blessed and thankful in a sacred or devotional sense.

Definition in Spanish

Que se considera colmado de gracia o felicidad, habitualmente con matiz religioso o solemne.

Word origin

Compound of bien 'well' and aventurado, where aventurado goes back to Latin adventūra 'arrival', giving the sense of having been met by a fortunate event.

Usage tips

  • Not the same as the verb bendecir; bienaventurado names a blessed state rather than the action of blessing or the more neutral bendecido.

Other meanings

  • blissfuladjective

Opposites

Related words

  • bienaventuranzablissfulnessnoun
  • bienaventuradamenteblessedlyadverb

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