English Explanatory Dictionary

ignorance is bliss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. A lack of knowledge or awareness about certain facts or situations results in happiness or reduced anxiety.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

ignorance is bliss

Etymology

From Thomas Gray's poem, Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College (1742): "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise."

Related words

out of sight, out of mind what you don't know can't hurt you willful ignorance
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