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

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

It was blissful talking people about their day-to-day lives instead of the Trump-centric election cycles that have consumed most of the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dreamy
• enchanted
• euphoric
• heavenly
• joyous