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Definition of Cloud nine

1. Noun. A state of extreme happiness.

Definition of Cloud nine

1. Noun. (idiomatic) A state of happiness, elation or bliss; often used in the phrase on cloud nine ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cloud Nine

Literary usage of Cloud nine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Island Song Lyrics Volume 2 by Larry W. Jones (2004)
"Up On cloud nine (12/26/2002) (#773) Here comes my island love We fit bike hand and glove She's an island dream, oh yes She's fills my life with happiness ..."

2. Landscapes of the Scottish Highlands and the Isle of Skye: A Countryside Guide by Stephen Whitehorne (1999)
"However, the potential for serious hazards, on a summit obscured by cloud nine days in every ten and which records an average mean temperature of just below ..."

3. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"... to heaven on cloud nine after a blissful night's sleep in the Cloud Room. First, you'll step up from the plush carpet onto a Spring Air mattress covered ..."

4. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"Even in Larry's real world of school and friends, few are allowed to glimpse the real person behind the persona. In Up on cloud nine, Anne Fine creates a ..."

5. History of Central America by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1886)
"We must roll up four brilliant centuries of the scroll of science, cloud nine tenths of the world in obscurity, throw a spell upon the ocean; then wall the ..."

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