Phrase guide

on cloud nine

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

In a state of elation; very happy; blissful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

See cloud nine.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: in de zevende hemel — very happy, blissful
  • Finnish: seitsemännessä taivaassa — very happy, blissful
  • French: être au septième ciel — very happy, blissful
  • French: être aux anges — very happy, blissful
  • French: être sur un petit nuage — very happy, blissful
  • German: auf Wolke sieben — very happy, blissful
  • German: in den Wolken schwebend — very happy, blissful
  • German: im siebten Himmel sein — very happy, blissful
  • Greek: στον έβδομο ουρανό (ston évdomo ouranó) — very happy, blissful
  • Italian: settimo cielo — very happy, blissful
  • Polish: w siódmym niebie — very happy, blissful
  • Romanian: în al nouălea cer — very happy, blissful
  • Russian: на седьмом не́бе (na sedʹmom nébe) — very happy, blissful
  • Swedish: i sjunde himlen — very happy, blissful
  • Ukrainian: на сьо́мому не́бі (na sʹómomu nébi) — very happy, blissful