# ignorance is bliss

> English word · Proverb

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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