blissful

[ blis-fuhl ]

adjective

1. full of, enjoying, or giving bliss, or sublime happiness:

   Recalling their blissful few years together, he knew he would never be as happy with anyone else.

   Heroes in ancient Greece could expect a blissful afterlife in the Elysian Fields.

2. Often Facetious. not troubled by any hint of discomfort or concern: blissful ignorance ( def ).

   From your free-flowing “thought piece,” I see that the finer points of punctuation, spelling, and grammar do not intrude on your sense of blissful ease.

blissful

/ ˈblɪsfʊl /

adjective

1. serenely joyful or glad
2. blissful ignorance
   unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant

Derived Forms

• ˈblissfully, adverb
• ˈblissfulness, noun

Other Words From

• bliss·ful·ly adverb
• bliss·ful·ness noun
• un·bliss·ful adjective
• un·bliss·ful·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blissful¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; bliss + -ful; replacing Old English blissig (equivalent to bliss + -y ¹( def ) )

Example Sentences

“Tomorrow,” after intermission, contained 24 blissful minutes of bass, percussion, flute, guitar and vocal noodling over a recorded soundscape of environmental noise.

From Los Angeles Times

If “Joker: Folie à Deux” showed us anything, it’s that there can be blissful magic even when two sociopaths fall in love.

From Los Angeles Times

In a Zoom interview from his Inglewood home, Washington talked about how he’d spend a blissful Sunday with his family.

From Los Angeles Times

His early years in Srinagar contributed to what he described as a "blissful childhood".

From BBC

The couple’s initially blissful relationship begins to fray as they return to D.C. and realize their personal values don’t necessarily align, even if their politics kinda-sorta do.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dreamy
• enchanted
• euphoric
• heavenly
• joyous