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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Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Their debut album expands on their pop-meets-Panorama Bar ethos, landing on a blissful medium that will please casual heads and die-hard Front Left-ers alike.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
My sources have shared the blissful moments of parenthood with me.
—Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
There’s nothing more blissful than a Wisconsin summer—at least to this Milwaukee native.
—Kate Van Dyke, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2026
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 15 May. 2026.
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