bliss
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss.
Theology. the joy of heaven.
heaven; paradise: the road to eternal bliss.
Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness.
Idioms about bliss
bliss out, Slang.
to experience bliss or euphoria: Just give them some bean sprouts and a little tofu and they bliss out.
to cause to become blissful or euphoric: a recording guaranteed to bliss out every Mozart fan.
Origin of bliss
1synonym study For bliss
Opposites for bliss
Other words from bliss
- blissless, adjective
Other definitions for Bliss (2 of 2)
Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond), 1891–1975, English composer.
Tas·ker [tas-ker] /ˈtæs kər/ Howard, 1853–1930, U.S. general.
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How to use bliss in a sentence
The Blisses sent in pies enough for two days and asked Elliott to let them know when she was ready for more.
The Camerons of Highboro | Beth B. GilchristSo Issy gave up his tales of savage butchery for those of love and blisses, adored in silence, and hoped—always hoped.
The Depot Master | Joseph C. LincolnThere may be better ends, there may even be deeper blisses, but that is the essential—that is the significant thing in life.
Browning's Heroines | Ethel Colburn MayneThen automatically the door opens, and immediately in through it there rushes the breath and the blisses of God.
The Romance of the Soul | Lilian StaveleyTen years, twenty, thirty—what are such in comparison with the blisses that shall afterwards be ours for all eternity?
The Romance of the Soul | Lilian Staveley
British Dictionary definitions for bliss (1 of 2)
/ (blɪs) /
perfect happiness; serene joy
the ecstatic joy of heaven
Origin of bliss
1Derived forms of bliss
- blissless, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for Bliss (2 of 2)
/ (blɪs) /
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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