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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Expect to see a lot of blissful guests partaking in the sweet life here this summer, doing nothing and enjoying everything. Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025 No one should stand in the way of such a blissful golden years relationship. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025 Don’t get too excited—we’re not talking about the blissful kind of massage that involves four hands, hot stones, or Enya. Meirav Devash, Allure, 31 Mar. 2025 But cracks in their blissful arrangement form when Vitti meets a fortysomething professor at a chamber music concert and becomes infatuated with him. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 May 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 24 May. 2025.

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