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 great majority of people who have NDEs describe the experience as blissful, more real than reality itself, and altogether outside of time.
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Despite what critics have to say though, the couple seem to be in a blissful love bubble.
—Essence, 14 Nov. 2025
Grand larceny notwithstanding, our five days in the city were otherwise uneventful, which is to say, completely blissful.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
While you’re holed up in your new lodgings, enjoy a blissful soak under the rainfall showerhead or take in the view from the glass wall in the bedroom that offers an unobscured view during leaf-peeping season and beyond.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025
Despite what critics have to say though, the couple seem to be in a blissful love bubble.
—Essence, 14 Nov. 2025
Grand larceny notwithstanding, our five days in the city were otherwise uneventful, which is to say, completely blissful.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2025
While you’re holed up in your new lodgings, enjoy a blissful soak under the rainfall showerhead or take in the view from the glass wall in the bedroom that offers an unobscured view during leaf-peeping season and beyond.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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