bliss

¹

[ blis ]

noun

1. supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:

   wedded bliss.

   Antonyms: misery

2. Theology. the joy of heaven.
3. heaven; paradise:

   the road to eternal bliss.

4. Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness.

Bliss

²

[ blis ]

noun

1. Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer.
2. Tas·ker [tas, -ker] Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general.

bliss

¹

/ blɪs /

noun

1. perfect happiness; serene joy
2. the ecstatic joy of heaven

Bliss

²

/ blɪs /

noun

1. BlissSir Arthur18911975MBritishMUSIC: composer Sir Arthur . 1891–1975, British composer; Master of the Queen's Musick (1953–75). His works include the Colour Symphony (1922), film and ballet music, and a cello concerto (1970)

Derived Forms

• ˈblissless, adjective

Other Words From

• blissless adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bliss¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English blisse, Old English bliss, blīths, equivalent to blīthe blithe + -s suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of bliss¹

Old English blīths ; related to blīthe blithe , Old Saxon blīdsea bliss

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. bliss out, Slang.
   1. to experience bliss or euphoria:

      Just give them some bean sprouts and a little tofu and they bliss out.

   2. to cause to become blissful or euphoric:

      a recording guaranteed to bliss out every Mozart fan.

Synonym Study

See happiness.

Example Sentences

When Garfield speaks about joy, the memories that rise to the surface also offer a childlike vision of domestic bliss: visiting Disneyland with his family, playing basketball, sledding at Christmastime, his mother’s cooking.

From Los Angeles Times

Taddeo’s book and the series do something too rare in literature and TV, centering the stories of women’s desire and everything encapsulated in that idea – bliss, emptiness, joy, agony.

From Salon

Even in “Napoleon Dynamite,” Uncle Rico’s plastic food storage container hustle isn’t about domestic bliss; it’s about desperation, clinging to the last vestiges of the American Dream.

From Salon

What a blessed lesson in the bliss of impermanence.

From Los Angeles Times

Kevin Roberts was at the center of recent controversy because he said that a “second American Revolution” is underway, and it will remain bliss but if the Left interferes there will be violence.

From Salon

Related Words

• euphoria
• happiness
• joy
• paradise