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bliss

bliss

78 3.2
A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
  • noun
  • /blɪs/
translation icon : felicidad
  • After a long day at the beach, we sat together watching the sunset, feeling complete bliss.
  • a moment of bliss
  • a state of bliss
  • eternal bliss

The thing I'm hearing is that bliss is your birthright.

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Examples

  • The thing I'm hearing is that bliss is your birthright.

  • Well, tell me, Mr. Ferrante, is this your first experience with connubial bliss?

  • So to me, bliss is everything.

  • I'm full of total confidence, self love and bliss and it feels amazing.

  • So congratulations to us on seven years of happy domestic bliss and praying.

  • It's a place of pure harmony and bliss.

  • I spent the next month in a state of near-bliss, I tell you.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Up at the front, Aunt Miriam sang along, an expression of pure bliss on her upraised face.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The sensation of wet coolness on his thigh is the bliss he feels when his mother pays attention to him.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Ignorance is bliss.

Synonyms

happiness
vsbliss
970 1.0

A feeling of pleasure and being satisfied

is the specific perfect state of complete joy rather than general contentment
joy
vsbliss
793 1.0

A strong feeling of great happiness

is the term for the full perfect state rather than a single feeling
paradise
vsbliss
192 4.0

A place or state of perfect happiness and peace

is the single-word name for the state, not primarily a location
delight
vsbliss
184 1.2

A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure

is the overall perfect state rather than a cause of pleasure
content
vsbliss
108 1.0

A feeling of being happy with what you have

is the absolute perfect state rather than ordinary satisfaction
ecstasy
vsbliss
57 6.1

A feeling of very great joy and excitement

is the calmer perfect happiness rather than overwhelming emotion
glee
vsbliss
34 1.0

A strong feeling of happiness and excitement

is the deeper perfect happiness rather than light playful delight
contentment
vsbliss
26 2.1

A feeling of being happy and satisfied with your life

is the perfect total state rather than quiet ongoing satisfaction
felicity
vsbliss
  • Formal
18 7.7

A strong feeling of great happiness and contentment

is the neutral everyday term for perfect happiness or joy
elation
vsbliss
18 5.5

A very happy and excited feeling after a big success

is the stable perfect state rather than a brief high feeling
gladness
vsbliss
9 1.0

A feeling of being happy and pleased

is the absolute perfect state rather than a simple mild feeling
cloud nine
vsbliss
  • Informal
7 4.0

Feeling very happy and excited after something very good happens

is the standard formal noun for the same perfect happy state
nirvana
vsbliss
5 7.9

A very peaceful happy state with no worry or pain

is focused only on perfect happiness rather than freedom from pain
heavenly peace
vsbliss
5 5.3

A deep calm feeling like being in heaven

is more about intense joy rather than calm peacefulness
seventh heaven
vsbliss
  • Informal
2 3.7

A feeling of great happiness and joy

is the non-idiomatic, neutral name for that state
blessedness
vsbliss
1 7.9

A feeling of very great happiness often after prayer or quiet thought

is the secular term for perfect happiness without religious meaning
joyfulness
vsbliss
1 2.0

A strong feeling of happiness and excitement

is the main noun for the perfect state rather than a mood quality
pure bliss
vsbliss
1 3.7

A feeling of complete happiness

is the shorter single word without extra emphasis
walking on air
vsbliss
  • Informal
1 3.7

Feeling very happy and excited

is the ordinary noun for the perfect state rather than a phrase
blissfulness
vsbliss
1 4.4

A feeling of complete happiness and calm

is the noun for a perfect state rather than the descriptive quality
beatitude
vsbliss
  • Literature
1 9.3

A state of complete happiness and calm

is the neutral everyday term for perfect happiness
jubilance
vsbliss
1 6.5

A strong feeling of great joy that people show openly

is the inner perfect state rather than its outward expression
joyousness
vsbliss
1 3.0

A strong feeling of great happiness

is the core noun for the perfect state rather than a descriptive quality

A very strong feeling of deep happiness

is about a perfect enduring state rather than a strong short feeling
8.4

A deep feeling of calm and perfect happiness for one person

is the broader label for that state without the personal emphasis
8.3

A strong feeling of complete peace and happiness

is the term for the general state rather than the brief experience
ananda
vsbliss
  • Specialized
9.9

A state of complete spiritual happiness often felt in meditation

is the common, nontechnical word for that same perfect state
jubilancy
vsbliss
8.1

A strong feeling of great joy after success

is general perfect happiness without the triumph aspect
joy in spades
vsbliss
  • Informal
4.8

A very large amount of happiness

is the term for the perfect state, not just extra-large quantity
gleefulness
vsbliss
3.5

A strong feeling of happy excitement that makes you smile

is the full, perfect happiness rather than playful merriment
gladsomeness
vsbliss
  • Archaic
8.9

A feeling of great happiness and pleasure

is the supreme perfect happiness rather than plain pleasure
gladfulness
vsbliss
7.2

A warm feeling of happiness and pleasure inside you

is the complete perfect state rather than this general pleasant quality
blitheness
vsbliss
8.6

A happy, carefree feeling that makes people cheerful

is the perfect full state, not merely carefree cheerfulness
kif
vsbliss
  • UK
9.9

A simple feeling of happiness from small everyday moments like reading a book

is the intense perfect state rather than casual daily pleasure

Antonyms

310 2.8

A feeling of great unhappiness and suffering

243 2.1

A deep feeling of sadness after a loss

Compounds

1 3.7

A feeling of complete happiness

bliss ninny
  • Offensive
9.9

A person who stays happy and ignores real problems

How Happy

ecstasy
57 6.1
bliss
78 3.2
joy
793 1.0
happiness
970 1.0
pleasure
1.0
contentment
26 2.1

Surface Forms

bliss singular
blisses plural

Etymology

Bliss comes from an old English word that meant 'joy' and is related to the word blithe, which means 'happy' or 'carefree'. So bliss is best remembered as a calm, complete kind of happiness.