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  bliss

  noun

  supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment.
• Bliss
  Bliss

  noun

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

bliss

¹ American  

[blis] / blɪs /

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.

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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.

Bliss ² American  

[blis] / blɪs /

noun

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

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

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bliss ¹ British  

/ blɪs /

noun

1. perfect happiness; serene joy

2. the ecstatic joy of heaven

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Bliss ² British  

/ 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)

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Synonym Usage

See happiness.

Other Word Forms

• blissless
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of bliss

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

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Explanation

Bliss is a state of complete happiness or joy. Marriage is often associated with this joyous feeling: people who are married and still in love are described as living in wedded bliss. Another common association is heaven or paradise, as in eternal bliss. Bliss is from Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, blīths. The final -s in this Old English word is actually a suffix and the word itself is related to blīthe, the source of modern English blithe, which means happy.

Example Sentences

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bliss Bliss

After about a full minute of pensive, progressive, electronic buildup, listeners get a taste of bliss, sewn-in synths and heavy bass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

That looming first common, boring day after a few weeks of new bliss is gone.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

He described the past two decades without settlers around Jenin as "bliss".

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Meet the car owners disabling alarms and reconfiguring dashboards in search of low-tech bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

To overwhelm a child of four with choices, to lay on her the burden of making a decision, was to deprive her of the bliss of childhood.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When Kelly Clarkson couldn’t buy one of Bliss Kolb’s moving birds, she put a store on blast—and the artist in the spotlight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Gap expanded its relaunched fragrance lineup with a limited-edition holiday scent called Bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Seattle-based artist, Bliss Kolb, previously told the shop that “he would be willing to part with Molly’s twin for $15,000.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

In a subsequent statement, Art of Play said a nearly identical bird made by Seattle artist Bliss Kolb was available for $15,000.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

They charged that Bliss was more concerned about protecting his reputation than admitting the obvious truth: The body of a forty-nine-year-old man in previous good health had been destroyed by infection and starvation.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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