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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The idea is to switch off and restore balance, ensuring a blissful night's sleep.
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Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
In one of the film’s most blissful scenes, BJ instantly connects with two Black women in front of an awestruck Tae, relying on nothing but charm and a shared cultural language.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 June 2025
Cream Corn Shucking corn is one of the messiest kitchen tasks there is, nevertheless, Southerners persist, because cream corn is one of the most blissful summer dishes.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Flowers are blooming, trees are releasing enough pollen to physically assault your boy’s entire immune system, and the occasional Spring shower is making long-distance running pure, blissful joy.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2025
In one of the film’s most blissful scenes, BJ instantly connects with two Black women in front of an awestruck Tae, relying on nothing but charm and a shared cultural language.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 14 June 2025
Cream Corn Shucking corn is one of the messiest kitchen tasks there is, nevertheless, Southerners persist, because cream corn is one of the most blissful summer dishes.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
Flowers are blooming, trees are releasing enough pollen to physically assault your boy’s entire immune system, and the occasional Spring shower is making long-distance running pure, blissful joy.
—Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 13 May 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 2 Jul. 2025.
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