blissful

adjective

bliss·​ful ˈblis-fəl How to pronounce blissful (audio)
1
: full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness
a blissful marriage
2
: happily benighted
blissful ignorance
blissfully adverb
blissfulness noun

Examples of blissful in a Sentence

At first, their time together was blissful. He sat there in a blissful state of comfort. a blissful setting for a wedding
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Baies is a blissful mix of black currant leaves and fresh roses. Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024 And even more blissful that my teacher hadn’t been able to tell that my thoughts were drifting. Prasad Ramamurthy, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024 For a few blissful hours, live music can transport us back to a time before divisiveness, deepfakes, and endless cat memes dominated our feeds. David Hochman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 However, most of the guests were children who had already been having a pretty blissful afternoon. Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for blissful 

Word History

Etymology

see bliss

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of blissful was in the 12th century

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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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