ananda

[ ah-nuhn-duh ]

/ ˈɑ nən də /

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noun Hinduism.

perfect bliss.

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Origin of ananda

From the Sanskrit prefix ānanda- joy, happiness

Words nearby ananda

anamorphism, anamorphoscope, anamorphosis, ananas, Anancy, ananda, anandamide, anandrous, Ananias, anankastic personality, Ananke

Other definitions for ananda (2 of 2)

Ananda

[ ah-nuhn-duh ]

/ ˈɑ nən də /

noun

flourished early 5th century b.c., favorite disciple of Gautama Buddha.

How to use ananda in a sentence

When we first got Ananda, my son was just shy of three years old.
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There were many mornings I didn’t want to train Ananda, and Ananda didn’t want to be trained.
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It was clear that Ananda and I would benefit from some professional coaching.
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With Ananda, this meant keeping training sessions compact and taking a long view.
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Ananda thought he was a baby sheep and constantly tried to herd him.
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Was Ananda Marchildon too fat, or, specifically, too hippy to receive the €75,000 in assignments promised by the show?
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We think Ananda is a beautiful woman with a butt that most Dutch women would dream of having.
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"I see the lights of Major Finnerty's dogcart coming up the hill," Ananda announced.
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Back on the terrace, Prince Ananda asked: "Were you in the service out here, captain?"
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When Prince Ananda had met them at the train Swinton had seen his black eyes narrow in a hard look.
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Prince Ananda interpreted the words and gestures of the gladiator as the moonlight painted in gold and copper his bronze form.
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But the fish eyes of the professor were conveying to Prince Ananda malevolent messages, Swinton fancied.
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British Dictionary definitions for ananda

Ananda

/ (əˈnændə) /

noun

5th century bc, the first cousin, favourite disciple, and personal attendant of the Buddha

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