cloud nine

Etymology
The origin of sense 1 (“a state of bliss”) is uncertain; however, the following etymology has been suggested:


 * The first edition of the  (1896), which defined ten types of cloud, described the ninth type as the cumulonimbus which rises to 10 km (6.2 miles), the highest a cloud can be.

Compare, which may have originated from confusion of cloud nine with.

Sense 2 (“a state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking”) may be due to a confusion between sense 1 and the phrase.

Noun

 * 1)  Often in the phrase : a state of bliss, elation or happiness.
 * 2)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.
 * 1)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.
 * 1)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.
 * 1)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.
 * 1)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.
 * 1)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.
 * 1)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.
 * 1)  A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking.

Synonyms

 * ,, see also Thesaurus:blissful

Translations

 * Arabic: قمَة السعادَة
 * Bulgarian: се́дмо небе́
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 九霄雲外
 * Mandarin:
 * Dutch: zevende hemel
 * Estonian: seitsmes taevas
 * Finnish: seitsemäs taivas
 * French:
 * German: Wolke sieben, siebter Himmel
 * Hungarian: úszik a boldogságban,, , hetedik mennyország
 * Irish: scamall a naoi
 * Italian: settimo cielo
 * Polish: w siódmym niebie, siódme niebo
 * Portuguese: sétimo céu
 * Romanian: al nouălea cer
 * Russian: седьмо́е не́бо
 * Spanish: séptimo cielo
 * Swedish: