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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.
blissful British  
/ ˈblɪsfʊl /

adjective

  1. serenely joyful or glad

  2. unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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When it was her turn, Alysa Liu nailed the most blissful program in Olympic history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

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 • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The platform—maybe any platform—is incapable of transporting its users to the blissful dawn of Twitter; the best Bluesky can replicate is a hellish, inescapable, never-ending version of 2016.

From Slate • Jun. 12, 2025

A look of blissful surprise came over his face.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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