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  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.

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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.

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bliss ¹ British  

/ blɪs /

noun

1. perfect happiness; serene joy

2. the ecstatic joy of heaven

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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)

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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

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By comparison, modern-day insulated car interiors offer aural bliss, but they’re dampening the sound of emergency sirens, law enforcement agencies maintain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The opening “I Feel So Free” is the thesis statement, framing the club as a place that dissolves ego, lessens anxiety, and offers a portal to communal bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

You don’t want to alienate your mom or dad, or make them feel that you don’t support their late-in-life shot at romantic bliss.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

That was the bliss before the brick wall of America.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

He felt a flush of achievement, at how easily fiancée had slipped out of him, a sign of future uxorious bliss.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Steve Trittschuh and Brian Bliss, who also started in the game against Trinidad and Tobago, have both coached in college and MLS.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Bliss said there are limits on how much data that spectrum can move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 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

Before all these warehouse purchases, there was a turn toward facilities like Camp East Montana, which is this enormous facility that was stood up just last August within Fort Bliss, near El Paso, Texas.

From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2026

After the president had been in bed for a week, Bliss decided that he was strong enough for the three oldest children to visit.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

Related Words

• euphoria
• happiness
• joy
• paradise