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noun
Idiom1.
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.
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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Bliss out
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English blisse, Old English bliss, blīths, equivalent to blīthe blithe + -s suffix
before 1000; Middle English blisse, Old English bliss, blīths, equivalent to blīthe blithe + -s suffix
Related forms
bliss·less, adjective
Antonyms
1. misery.
1. misery.
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Word Origin & History
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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Slang Dictionary
bliss out definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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bliss (so) out definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
bliss out
Experience great joy or euphoria, as in Just give me some time to bliss out on the beach. [Slang; c. 1970]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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