ignorance is bliss en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Thomas Gray's poem, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."
Meanings
- A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.
Relateds
what you don't know can't hurt you · wilful ignorance · out of sight, out of mind
Translations (52)
uk невігластво то є щастя (Ignorance is bliss) · nl het geluk is met de onwetenden (Ignorance is bliss) · ro ignoranța e o binecuvântare (Ignorance is bliss) · ja 知らぬが仏 (Ignorance is bliss) · fa نادانی سعادت است (Ignorance is bliss) · es bienaventurado el ignorante (Ignorance is bliss) · ko 무지각 상팔자 (Ignorance is bliss) · da uvidenhed er en velsignelse (Ignorance is bliss) · cs nevědomost je sladká (Ignorance is bliss) · de das ist das Glück der Unwissenden (Ignorance is bliss) · es la ignorancia es beatitud (Ignorance is bliss) · pl niewiedza to błogosławieństwo (Ignorance is bliss) · nb uvitenhet er lykke (Ignorance is bliss) · sv okunnighet är salighet (Ignorance is bliss) · ja 無知は至福である (Ignorance is bliss) · cmn 無知是福 /无知是福 (Ignorance is bliss) · fr bienheureux celui qui ne connaît pas la vérité (Ignorance is bliss) · es ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente (Ignorance is bliss) · pt a ignorância é uma bênção (Ignorance is bliss) · hy Շատ բան իմանաս, շուտ կծերանաս (Ignorance is bliss) · th การไม่รู้เป็นความสุข (Ignorance is bliss) · fi tieto lisää tuskaa (Ignorance is bliss) · it l'ignoranza è una benedizione (Ignorance is bliss) · es la ignorancia es bienaventuranza (Ignorance is bliss) · nl Zalig zijn de onwetenden (Ignorance is bliss) · vi ngu si hưởng thái bình (Ignorance is bliss) · ar الْجَهْل نِعْمَة (Ignorance is bliss) · de was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß (Ignorance is bliss) · sh незнање је врлина (Ignorance is bliss) · it beata ignoranza! (Ignorance is bliss) · nl wat niet weet, wat niet deert (Ignorance is bliss) · es bendita ignorancia (Ignorance is bliss) · tr cehalet saadettir (Ignorance is bliss) · cmn 難得糊塗 /难得糊涂 (Ignorance is bliss) · es la ignorancia es bienandanza (Ignorance is bliss) · lt nežinojimas yra palaima (Ignorance is bliss) · el η άγνοια είναι ευτυχία (Ignorance is bliss) · nn fåkunna er sæl (Ignorance is bliss) · sl nevednost je blaženost (Ignorance is bliss) · hu a tudatlanság áldás (Ignorance is bliss) · sk nevedomosť je sladká (Ignorance is bliss) · ko 모르는 것이 약 (Ignorance is bliss) · ka ⴓⴚⴍⴃⴈⴌⴐⴄⴁⴀ ⴀⴐⴈⴑ ⴌⴄⴒⴀⴐⴄⴁⴀ (Ignorance is bliss) · sq padituri është bekim (Ignorance is bliss) · de Unwissenheit ist Seligkeit (Ignorance is bliss) · eo senscio estas beato (Ignorance is bliss) · arz الجهل راحه (Ignorance is bliss) · ko 아는 것이 탈 (Ignorance is bliss) · ko 식자우환 (Ignorance is bliss) · ar الْجَهْل نَعِيمَهُ (Ignorance is bliss) · he אֵין שֶׂכֶל אֵין דְּאָגוֹת (Ignorance is bliss) · es la ignorancia resulta en felicidad (Ignorance is bliss)