Definition of blissful
1 : full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness a blissful marriage
2 : happily benighted blissful ignorance
blissfulness
nounFrom the M-W Editors
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
Recent Examples of blissful from the Web
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The song also features a few verses spit by Gucci Mane over a echoic bass just before the song builds into a moment of blissful release.
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There's a blissful silliness to all this that works on adults and kids alike.
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There are eastern percussions, synthesizers, strings, and organs resulting in a delicious mélange of sacred and blissful music.
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Similarly, the Defense Department was making blissful predictions about the insurgency melting away to anyone who would listen.
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Origin and Etymology of blissful
see bliss
First Known Use: 12th century
BLISSFUL Defined for English Language Learners
blissful
playDefinition of blissful for English Language Learners
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: extremely or completely happy : full of or causing bliss
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