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

From The Wall Street Journal

If almost any other manager admitted such blissful ignorance, people would think they were at it.

From BBC

As you might have guessed, the summer group was blissful, and the winter group did not enjoy its stroll.

From Los Angeles Times

Swift and Kelce did not announce their engagement until August, but references to their blissful life together are scattered throughout the album.

From The Wall Street Journal

The outing represents a blissful break for Pulp’s leading man; it’s been a little more than two months since the group’s eighth studio effort, which debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. album charts.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dreamy
• enchanted
• euphoric
• heavenly
• joyous