bliss

¹

[blis]

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.

Bliss

²

[blis]

noun

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

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

bliss

¹

/ blɪs /

noun

1. perfect happiness; serene joy

2. the ecstatic joy of heaven

Bliss

²

/ 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)

Other Word Forms

• blissless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bliss¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bliss¹

Old English blīths ; related to blīthe _blithe , Old Saxon blīdsea bliss

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Synonym Study

See happiness.

Example Sentences

Then he has the audacity to use my grandmother’s dashiki to dab his mouth before collapsing in bliss.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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Related Words

• euphoria 
• happiness 
• joy 
• paradise