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bliss 
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| 1. | supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss. |
| 2. | Theology. the joy of heaven. |
| 3. | heaven; paradise: the road to eternal bliss. |
| 4. | Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness. |
| 5. | Slang. bliss out,
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—Related forms
blissless, adjective
—Antonyms 1. misery.
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| 1. | Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer. |
| 2. | Tas·ker
Audio Help [tas-ker] Pronunciation Key Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general. |
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| bliss
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Phrasal Verb(s): bliss out Slang To go into a state of ecstasy. [Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, from blīths, from blīthe, joyful; see blithe.] bliss'ful adj., bliss'ful·ly adv., bliss'ful·ness n. |
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bliss
O.E. bliðs, from P.Gmc. *blithsjo, from *blithiz "gentle, kind" + -tjo noun suffix. Associated with blithe (q.v.).
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| bliss | |
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| a state of extreme happiness |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
bliss [blis] noun
very great happiness
Example: the bliss of a young married couple
Example: the bliss of a young married couple
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BLISS
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Bliss Corner, MA (CDP, FIPS 6170) Location: 41.60527 N, 70.94305 W
Population (1990): 4908 (2164 housing units)
Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Bliss, ID (city, FIPS 8470) Location: 42.92622 N, 114.94911 W
Population (1990): 185 (92 housing units)
Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83314
Bliss, NY Zip code(s): 14024
Fort Bliss, TX (CDP, FIPS 26664) Location: 31.80755 N, 106.42166 W
Population (1990): 13915 (2807 housing units)
Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 79906, 79908, 79916
| U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau |
Bliss
Bliss\ (bl[i^]s), n.; pl. Blisses (bl[i^]s"[e^]z). [OE. blis, blisse, AS. blis, bl[=i][eth]s, fr. bl[=i][eth]e blithe. See Blithe.] Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy. An then at last our bliss Full and perfect is. --Milton. Syn: Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy; enjoyment. See Happiness.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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