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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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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

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

That was the bliss before the brick wall of America.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The bliss of their reunion almost stifled him.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

She says that practical experience was invaluable when she later opened Bliss Spa in London in the 1990s.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

Season 4 united Tiffany Pennywell and Brett Brown; their marriage is still going strong, as are those of fellow participants Chelsea Griffin and Kwame Appiah, and Bliss Poureetezadi and Zack Goytowski.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

Bliss meant happiness, but here Aru was, not knowing who she was, where she was, or what she was supposed to do next.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Related Words

• euphoria
• happiness
• joy
• paradise