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blissful

adjective
bliss·​ful | \ ˈblis-fÉ™l How to pronounce blissful (audio) \

Definition of blissful

1 : full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness a blissful marriage
2 : happily benighted blissful ignorance

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Other Words from blissful

blissfully \ ˈblis-​fÉ™-​lÄ“ How to pronounce blissfully (audio) \ 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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The descriptions of leaving the body and blissful unity with the universal seem almost scripted from religious beliefs about souls leaving the body at death and ascending toward heavenly bliss. Robert Martone, Scientific American, "New Clues Found in Understanding Near-Death Experiences," 10 Sep. 2019 Her paintings are softly exuberant, bursting with joyful serenity; big thick swipes of color suggest blissful fugues. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Painter Vivian Suter emerges from decades of self-exile with bright, blissful works at the ICA," 29 Aug. 2019 The moment of joy, surrounded by blissful blue fog, had Milian, Pokora and little Violet jumping for joy. Jasmine Grant, Essence, "Christina Milian Reveals She's Having A Boy With This Sweet Gender Reveal," 12 Aug. 2019 Spoiler alert: These blissful communities rarely succeed. Eliana Dockterman, Time, "The Best History Podcasts to Listen to Right Now," 31 July 2019 Our families, our work, our hearts and minds and days and nights were blissful in their oneness, for the next two decades, until his death. Ann Druyan, National Geographic, "Dear Voyagers: How your billion-year journey carries true love," 10 July 2019 The takeaway: The Duchess's baby bump may be barely burgeoning, but her new-mom-to-be style—and blissful state of mind—is just getting started. Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Meghan Markle Shows Off a New Baby Bump Confidence in Melbourne," 18 Oct. 2018 What connects these works is a devotion to the sonic space that exists in the blissful realm between foreground and background music. Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, "The best music to help you fall asleep," 26 July 2019 Regardless, there are more than enough to get lost in for a few hours of blissful browsing. Julia Wick, latimes.com, "Essential California Week in Review: A mysterious $1.5 billion in Cal State’s reserves," 22 June 2019

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First Known Use of blissful

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for blissful

see bliss

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More Definitions for blissful

blissful

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of blissful

: extremely or completely happy : full of or causing bliss

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