Synonyms

bliss

¹ American

[blis] / blɪs /

noun

supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment.

wedded bliss.

Antonyms:

misery
Theology. the joy of heaven.
heaven; paradise.

the road to eternal bliss.
Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness.

idioms

bliss out,
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.

Bliss ² American

[blis] / blɪs /

noun

Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer.
Tasker Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general.

bliss ¹ British

/ blɪs /

noun

perfect happiness; serene joy
the ecstatic joy of heaven

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Bliss ² British

/ blɪs /

noun

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)

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Related Words

See happiness.

Other Word Forms

blissless adjective

Etymology

Origin of bliss

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

Example Sentences

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He discovered that inside the cave was a soft feather mattress, somewhat old and musty, but still bliss to lie upon.

From Literature

Later in the record, on the patient and stately “Instead of Here,” she sings “I’m not here / I’m where nobody can reach,” and she makes isolation sound like a state of bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal

But their partnership and matrimonial bliss dissolves as soon as their sleds hit the track.

From The Wall Street Journal

This lucky soul concludes: “I have led a life of unmixed bliss.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Once unbearable, when she was forced to make do in that senior-living facility, her life quickly returns to bliss.

From The Wall Street Journal

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