blissfully
- adverb
- /ˈblɪs.fəl.i/
- Luckily, I'm blissfully happy just being your assistant...
- blissfully unaware
- blissfully ignorant
- blissfully free
So why are you so blissfully unaware?
- So why are you so blissfully unaware?
- When I die I will be perfectly happy, blissfully happy.
- But you could be blissfully unaware if people had beef with you as I was.
- Hey, but it it, you know, as a young person being what is it blissfully ignorant?
- The corridors of a school mean nothing to the jaunty kid who strolls down and blissfully content with life.
Examples
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So why are you so blissfully unaware?
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Ebony's text and images portrayed the Strodes as attractive, blissfully happy, and enviably ordinary.
Academic text (2003) -
The Robert of today seemed so different from the man she had married blissfully only a few years ago.
Fiction book (1991) -
And you can choose to become better at those things or you can remain blissfully unaware.
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Olivia is blissfully happy in the kingdom of our Lord.
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Until now, I am blissfully unaware that another day has passed.
Academic text (2003) -
We telephoned Melissa, now eight months pregnant, who claimed to be blissfully happy and said she was making curtains.
Fiction book (1991) -
Nicky and Jennifer are hovering around the baby with Little Nicky and are blissfully happy.
Fiction book (1995) -
Jack leaps nimbly from rooftop to rooftop, merrily delivering presents, blissfully unaware of the havoc he is creating.
Fiction book (1993) -
On holiday, they lounged by the beach, blissfully enjoying the sun and surf.
Synonyms
Do something in a cheerful way
In a happy, friendly way that shows you want to help
In a strong, happy, and sincere way
In a cheerful, lively way that shows happiness
In a very pleasant way that makes you feel happy
With great joy and excitement
In a very happy way that shows delight
In a calm, happy way
In a calm, peaceful way without worry
In a way that shows great happiness and excitement
In a way that brings relief and makes you feel thankful
In a happy, friendly way
To act calmly and peacefully without showing excitement
In a very happy and excited way
In a very happy way that shows pleasure
In a way that feels pleasant
In a peaceful, happy way that shows deep calm
In a way that shows great joy after success
In a cheerful, carefree way without showing worry
In a calm, peaceful way that helps you rest
In a happy, laughing way
In a quiet, pleased way that shows you are satisfied
Antonyms
How Happy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Blissfully comes from bliss, an old English word for 'deep joy', and the ending -fully means 'in a way that is full of'. So, blissfully means 'in a way full of very great happiness', often not noticing any problems.