1
: full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness
a blissful marriage
2
: happily benighted
blissful ignorance
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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Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
That blissful, social morning routine is a distant memory now.
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In Tehran’s underground art scene, two young women build a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood.
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Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2025
That blissful, social morning routine is a distant memory now.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
In Tehran’s underground art scene, two young women build a blissful world of freedom and sisterhood.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Dec. 2025
The 35,000-square-foot spa is a blissful oasis, and thanks to the property’s majestic altitude at 8,200 feet, the views are nothing short of spectacular.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blissful
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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