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bliss

   [blis]
noun
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.
Idiom
5.
bliss out, Slang.
a.
to experience bliss or euphoria: Just give them some bean sprouts and a little tofu and they bliss out.
b.
to cause to become blissful or euphoric: a recording guaranteed to bliss out every Mozart fan.

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

Related forms
bliss·less, adjective

Synonyms
1. See happiness.

Antonyms
1. misery.

Example Sentences
  • Livy always played the comically tragic single sidekick to Ramona, whose life was the picture of connubial bliss.
  • Marketers increasingly use technology to determine what gives consumers bliss.
  • The surge of overwhelming bliss that has overtaken Egyptians is the rare beautitude of democratic will.
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Bliss

   [blis]
noun
1.
Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer.
2.
Tas·ker  [tas-ker] Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general.
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bliss (blɪs)
 
—n
1.  perfect happiness; serene joy
2.  the ecstatic joy of heaven
 
[Old English blīths; related to blītheblithe, Old Saxon blīdsea bliss]
 
'blissless
 
—adj

Bliss (blɪs)
 
—n
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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bliss
O.E. bliðs "bliss, merriment, happiness, grace, favor," from P.Gmc. *blithsjo, from *blithiz "gentle, kind" + *-tjo noun suffix. Associated with blithe (q.v.).
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BLISS definition


Basic Language for Implementation of System Software

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
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