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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Angarano stars as Rickey, an energetic and free-spirited young man with a Peter Pan complex who convinces his longtime friend Glenn to hit pause on his blissful domestic life and embark on an impromptu road trip across California. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025 Desert Modernism Architecture Tours Palm Springs proper is a fantastic destination for architecture zealots: Desert Modernism is the prevailing style, a minimalist pastiche of flat or butterfly roofs, open floor plans and a blissful blend of indoor and outdoor spaces. David Weiss, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 But their blissful moment is interrupted when a door opens and a young man emerges from one of the adjacent rooms. Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025 The two relay how their mother’s desire to project blissful domesticity had strained the family well before news of her abuses turned the internet against her. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025 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 1 May. 2025.

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