bliss

[ blis ]
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noun
  1. supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss.

  2. Theology. the joy of heaven.

  1. heaven; paradise: the road to eternal bliss.

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

Idioms about bliss

  1. bliss out, Slang.

    • to experience bliss or euphoria: Just give them some bean sprouts and a little tofu and they bliss out.

    • to cause to become blissful or euphoric: a recording guaranteed to bliss out every Mozart fan.

Origin of bliss

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English blisse, Old English bliss, blīths, equivalent to blīthe blithe + -s suffix

synonym study For bliss

1. See happiness.

Opposites for bliss

Other words from bliss

  • blissless, adjective

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Other definitions for Bliss (2 of 2)

Bliss
[ blis ]

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

  2. Tas·ker [tas-ker] /ˈtæs kər/ Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general.

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British Dictionary definitions for bliss (1 of 2)

bliss

/ (blɪs) /


noun
  1. perfect happiness; serene joy

  2. the ecstatic joy of heaven

Origin of bliss

1
Old English blīths; related to blīthe blithe, Old Saxon blīdsea bliss

Derived forms of bliss

  • blissless, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Bliss (2 of 2)

Bliss

/ (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)

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