bliss

noun

1
: complete happiness
enjoying eternal bliss in heaven
marital bliss
the sheer bliss of an afternoon at the spa
2

Examples of bliss in a Sentence

Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer bliss. the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death
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But fear and terror coexist here with the flickering moments of bliss. Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024 After the Runaway Bride-style finale of Spider-Man 2, Peter and Mary Jane now seem settled in their domestic bliss. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024 In the 1980s bliss of suburban Michigan (portrayed with welcome specificity for a show not set in New York, L.A., or Chicago), a the high school quarterback has disappeared (a girl too, but no one seems worried — but that’s already tempting spoilers), a bloody pentagram left in his wake. Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024 The earworm of cosmic bliss and new beginnings is also the name behind her sophomore headlining tour, Casa Gomez: Otro Capítulo, which kicked off Oct. 11 at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bliss 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss; akin to Old English blīthe blithe

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of bliss was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Bliss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bliss. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

bliss

noun
: complete happiness : joy
blissful
-fəl
adjective
blissfully
-fə-lē
adverb
blissfulness noun

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