blissful

[blis-fuhl] Example Sentences Origin

bliss·ful

[blis-fuhl]
adjective
full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see bliss, -ful; replacing Old English blissig

bliss·ful·ly, adverb
bliss·ful·ness, noun
un·bliss·ful, adjective
un·bliss·ful·ly, adverb
un·bliss·ful·ness, noun
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Blissful is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example Sentences
  • They point out that retirees suddenly have no place to be each day, which may not be as blissful as it seemed beforehand.
  • The touchscreen, on the other hand, was far from blissful.
  • It is not based on need but on blissful inevitability.
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World English Dictionary
blissful (ˈblɪsfʊl)
 
adj
1.  serenely joyful or glad
2.  blissful ignorance unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant
 
'blissfully
 
adv
 
'blissfulness
 
n

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blissful
late 12c., blisfulle, from bliss (q.v.) + -ful.
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