blissful

American  

[blis-fuhl] / ˈblɪs fəl /

adjective

1. full of, enjoying, or giving bliss, or sublime happiness.

   Recalling their blissful few years together, he knew he would never be as happy with anyone else.

   Heroes in ancient Greece could expect a blissful afterlife in the Elysian Fields.

2. Often Facetious. not troubled by any hint of discomfort or concern.

   From your free-flowing “thought piece,” I see that the finer points of punctuation, spelling, and grammar do not intrude on your sense of blissful ease.

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blissful British  

/ ˈblɪsfʊl /

adjective

1. serenely joyful or glad

2. unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant

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Other Word Forms

• blissfully adverb
• blissfulness noun
• unblissful adjective
• unblissfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of blissful

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; bliss + -ful; replacing Old English blissig (equivalent to bliss + -y ¹ ( def. ) )

Example Sentences

I had imagined that retirement would offer a life unshackled at last, a blissful new chapter in which workplace anxiety no longer sullied my contentment.

From The Wall Street Journal

The experience gave him a "blissful" sense of safety.

From BBC

I celebrated quietly in my head for Abu and drifted off to sleep that night with the blissful thought that one day it would be my turn to be free.

From Literature

Many armchair historians have pointed out that 2016 wasn’t the blissful stretch of utopia that social media is making it out to be.

From The Wall Street Journal

I go there every day, and it is the most blissful, centering, connected part of the day.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• dreamy
• enchanted
• euphoric
• heavenly
• joyous