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blissful

blissful

23 3.3
Very happy and free from worry
  • adjective
  • /ˈblɪs.fəl/
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  • And then it was this blissful night of just acceptance.
  • blissful ignorance

The Office was nine years, nine really wonderful, blissful, amazing years.

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Examples

  • Lying on the beach under the sun made her feel utterly blissful.

  • She said this gave rise to the most blissful feelings.

  • Everything was blissful and I was so so happy.

  • Falling asleep in the sun was the most blissful experience.

  • That blissful time when childhood is just ending.

  • She is the most delightful, joyful, blissful human being you can imagine.

  • Her bright eyes are darting and blissful, as if in her mind she's hearing angels singing.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Stanley felt the notes dance through him and sensed the blissful self-forgetfulness of the musicians.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Our life has been blissful and fecund, and she has made our home the center of society's admiration.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • His thin face was expressionless for a blink, then it broke into an expansive, blissful smile.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

happy
vsblissful
1.0

Feeling pleased and content

is stronger and indicates complete intense joy and contentment
wonderful
vsblissful
1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

is about causing pleasure rather than being calm complete contentment
pleased
vsblissful
936 1.0

Feeling happy or satisfied about something

is much stronger describing full complete happiness rather than mild satisfaction
delighted
vsblissful
228 1.0

Feeling very happy about something good

is closer to calm full contentment rather than excited pleasure
thrilled
vsblissful
171 2.3

Feeling very excited and happy

is more about intense excitement than calm lasting contentment
joyful
vsblissful
70 1.0

Feeling or showing great happiness

is similar but stresses active cheer rather than serene contentment
ecstatic
vsblissful
69 4.5

Feeling very happy and excited

focuses on intense excitement rather than calm complete contentment
joyous
vsblissful
62 1.8

Feeling very happy and showing it

leans more toward energetic celebration than calm complete contentment
gleeful
vsblissful
12 1.2

Very happy and excited in a playful way

is more lively and playful than calm complete contentment
overjoyed
vsblissful
10 2.1

Feeling very happy and excited about something good

leans more toward strong intense excitement than calm complete contentment
absolutely thrilled
vsblissful
6 3.2

Feeling very excited and happy about something

leans toward sudden excitement rather than steady contented happiness
exhilarated
vsblissful
2 4.4

Feeling very happy and full of energy

emphasizes energetic excitement rather than quiet complete contentment
best pleased
vsblissful
1 1.7

Feeling very happy about something

is more about total serene happiness rather than being simply satisfied
mirthful
vsblissful
1 6.3

Full of joy and laughter

focuses on laughter and fun rather than calm profound contentment
blissed
vsblissful
1 6.7

Feeling very happy and peaceful

is the same meaning presented in a different form
happy as a pig in mud
vsblissful
  • Informal
1 8.2

Feeling very happy and content

focuses on serene complete contentment rather than idiomatic expression
gladsome
vsblissful
  • Archaic
1 9.0

Feeling happy and cheerful

is milder and cheerier than deep complete happiness
fulfilled
vsblissful
3.2

Feeling happy and satisfied because goals or needs are met

emphasizes calm satisfaction from achieved needs rather than sheer intensity
absitively delighted
vsblissful
  • Archaic
9.9

Very pleased and full of joy

is intense and excited rather than calm complete contentment
as happy as a jaybird
vsblissful
  • Informal
7.5

Feeling very pleased and full of joy

leans more toward calm complete peace than lively carefree joy

Antonyms

463 1.0

Feeling sad or not pleased about something

443 1.8

Feeling very unhappy or suffering a lot

How Happy

ecstatic
69 4.5
blissful
23 3.3
happy
1.0
pleased
936 1.0
content
108 1.0

Surface Forms

blissful positive
blissfull positive
blissfully positive

Morphology

blissful = bliss + bliss (transparent) = bliss + ful

Direct, productive suffixation: 'ful' meaning 'full of' applied to the noun 'bliss' yields 'full of bliss' = extremely happy.

Etymology

Blissful comes from the old English word bliss, meaning 'joy' or 'deep happiness', and the ending -ful means 'full of'. So blissful is literally 'full of joy', which is why it means extremely happy and content.