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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Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
Depending on the intensity of the sun, the fountain can make water reach heights of up to 20 inches, which not only creates a blissful, serene display, but also attracts birds to the bath.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Bear is overcome by the spell and emerges from the bathroom smiling—for one blissful moment, the two share the same deranged love.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
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Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
Depending on the intensity of the sun, the fountain can make water reach heights of up to 20 inches, which not only creates a blissful, serene display, but also attracts birds to the bath.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 24 May 2026
Bear is overcome by the spell and emerges from the bathroom smiling—for one blissful moment, the two share the same deranged love.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Though in some sense this is a cautionary tale, the way that first Homer describes their attachment, and then Tennyson elaborates on their doomed, blissful apathy, is seductive in its own right.
—Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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