bliss

¹ American

[blis] / blɪs /

noun

supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment.

wedded bliss.

Antonyms:

misery
Theology. the joy of heaven.
heaven; paradise.

the road to eternal bliss.
Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness.

idioms

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

Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer.
Tasker Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general.

bliss ¹ British

/ blɪs /

noun

perfect happiness; serene joy
the ecstatic joy of heaven

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Bliss ² British

/ blɪs /

noun

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)

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Related Words

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

Example Sentences

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After years of trailing their hard-charging rivals in the information-technology sector, stocks from the so-called old economy are enjoying a moment of bliss.

From MarketWatch

“This is a vision of being completely in bliss,” she concludes, “fully engulfed in the American dream I have created for myself.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Maybe it’s “ignorance is bliss,” but I think there’s just too much information that we’re drowning in constantly.

From The Wall Street Journal

Suddenly, bliss is in reach, and her grandmother is her favorite person in the world, the one being who could lift the veil she couldn’t see past.

From Salon

They marry, have two children, and cultivate an eccentric version of domestic bliss.

From Los Angeles Times

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