1
: full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness
a blissful marriage
2
: happily benighted
blissful ignorance
blissfulness
noun
Synonyms
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 on the Web
Rogers moved freely, lightly up and down, a blissful bounce that looked more like levitation.
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The mango flavor is outstanding and reminds one of walking along a beach in Costa Rica while the same blissful feeling soaks into the body.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Take multiple stops along the trail down to inhale those blissful beach vistas — and those emerald foliage views and those swaying-palm views.
—Tom Bentley, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Today, the home has been transformed into a six-bedroom guesthouse with a knack for immersing its guests in the blissful serenity and simplicity of the countryside.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
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Unfortunately, there is no way to lengthen daylight hours in the winter to resemble blissful midsummer days and nights.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
The champion athlete posted a picture of herself in a white two-piece swimsuit on the deck of a yacht, relaxing in sunglasses and looking generally blissful while holding her baby girl against her shoulder.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
End of carousel No matter how blissful a life the Höss family hopes to project, the property reveals the horrors of their complicity and disregard.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Life for Laci seemed blissful until shortly before Christmas.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The mango flavor is outstanding and reminds one of walking along a beach in Costa Rica while the same blissful feeling soaks into the body.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Take multiple stops along the trail down to inhale those blissful beach vistas — and those emerald foliage views and those swaying-palm views.
—Tom Bentley, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Today, the home has been transformed into a six-bedroom guesthouse with a knack for immersing its guests in the blissful serenity and simplicity of the countryside.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
Read More: Where the Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Stands
Unfortunately, there is no way to lengthen daylight hours in the winter to resemble blissful midsummer days and nights.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
The champion athlete posted a picture of herself in a white two-piece swimsuit on the deck of a yacht, relaxing in sunglasses and looking generally blissful while holding her baby girl against her shoulder.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
End of carousel No matter how blissful a life the Höss family hopes to project, the property reveals the horrors of their complicity and disregard.
—Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
Life for Laci seemed blissful until shortly before Christmas.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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