Jump To:

• bliss
  bliss

  noun

  supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment.
• Bliss
  Bliss

  noun

  Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer.

bliss

¹ American  

[blis] / blɪs /

noun

1. supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment.

   wedded bliss.

   Antonyms:

   misery

2. Theology. the joy of heaven.

3. heaven; paradise.

   the road to eternal bliss.

4. Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness.

---

idioms

1. bliss out,

   1. to experience bliss or euphoria.

      Just give them some bean sprouts and a little tofu and they bliss out.

   2. to cause to become blissful or euphoric.

      a recording guaranteed to bliss out every Mozart fan.

Bliss ² American  

[blis] / blɪs /

noun

1. Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer.

2. Tasker Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general.

---

bliss ¹ British  

/ blɪs /

noun

1. perfect happiness; serene joy

2. the ecstatic joy of heaven

---

Bliss ² British  

/ blɪs /

noun

1. Sir Arthur . 1891–1975, British composer; Master of the Queen's Musick (1953–75). His works include the Colour Symphony (1922), film and ballet music, and a cello concerto (1970)

---

Synonym Usage

See happiness.

Other Word Forms

• blissless
  adjective

---

Etymology

Origin of bliss

First recorded before 1000; Middle English blisse, Old English bliss, blīths, equivalent to blīthe blithe + -s suffix

---

Explanation

Bliss is a state of complete happiness or joy. Marriage is often associated with this joyous feeling: people who are married and still in love are described as living in wedded bliss. Another common association is heaven or paradise, as in eternal bliss. Bliss is from Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, blīths. The final -s in this Old English word is actually a suffix and the word itself is related to blīthe, the source of modern English blithe, which means happy.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

bliss Bliss

The retirement myth of endless golf games or fishing trips melting into decades of elder bliss has been crumbling for decades.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

That looming first common, boring day after a few weeks of new bliss is gone.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

He described the past two decades without settlers around Jenin as "bliss".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

There’s a shot of Banderas biting into a tomato that’s pure bliss for him and us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

No radiancy of joy is in it, no assurance of bliss.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The Seattle-based artist, Bliss Kolb, previously told the shop that “he would be willing to part with Molly’s twin for $15,000.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Christopher grew up hearing his father tell the story of their farewell at a train station in Fort Bliss, Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Before founding Beauty Pie in 2016, Kilgore had built other brands including luxury day spa Bliss, make-up and skincare range Soap & Glory and footwear brand FitFlop.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

By the next day, records show that Geraldo Lunas Campos had died at the facility, marking the second fatality in weeks at the hastily constructed Fort Bliss Army tent structure known as Camp East Montana.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

Bliss asked Surgeon General of the Navy Philip Wales to perform the exam.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---

Related Words

• euphoria
• happiness
• joy
• paradise

---