blissful

[ blis-fuhl ]

/ ˈblɪs fəl /

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adjective

full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.

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Origin of blissful

1175–1225; Middle English; see bliss, -ful; replacing Old English blissig

OTHER WORDS FROM blissful

bliss·ful·ly, adverbbliss·ful·ness, nounun·bliss·ful, adjectiveun·bliss·ful·ly, adverb

un·bliss·ful·ness, noun

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How to use blissful in a sentence

All that was left was an image of discipline and blissful monotony.
After the 2016 election, Agnes Martin's paintings gave me solace. This time, they're still an escape.|Kelsey Ables|November 8, 2020|Washington Post
These guests would have read about the marvels of a 22-floor hotel, blissfully unaware that it was, in fact, 23 floors tall.
The KGB Welcomes You to Estonia’s Hotel Viru. Please Mind the Hidden Bugs|Nina Strochlic|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Inevitably some students will just text, chat, or blissfully vegetate if given more leisure.
College Kids Should Major in Leisure|Nick Romeo|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Blissfully, the pub has a ‘no music, no machines, no television and no mobile phones’ rule.
The Great Valentine’s Day Hangover|Emma Woolf|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Oregonians suffer through them in anticipation of the blissfully sunny and temperate summer.
Hold Up, Hipsters: Stop Obsessing Over Oregon|Nina Strochlic|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most Americans are either blissfully unaware of these declines or deeply pessimistic about our teens.
Teen Pregnancies Drop a Whopping 52 Percent in Two Decades|Joshua DuBois|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Words fail to tell you how absolutely Scotch we are and how blissfully happy.
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
And in amongst the women were the babies, rolling around on bits of rags, blissfully happy in their complete nakedness.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr
Presently he stopped beside Rouse and gazed into the lad's upturned face, blissfully serene in the innocent confidence of youth.
The Argus Pheasant|John Charles Beecham
And again, blissfully—'I can feel your heart beating—so fast, so fast.'
The Child of Pleasure|Gabriele D'Annunzio
He was a bit amazed at all the new things around him and blissfully unconscious of trouble.
The Beach of Dreams|H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for blissful

blissful

/ (ˈblɪsfʊl) /

adjective

serenely joyful or glad

blissful ignorance unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant

Derived forms of blissful

blissfully, adverbblissfulness, noun

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