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blissful

[ blis-fuhl ]

adjective

  1. full of, enjoying, or giving bliss, or sublime happiness:

    Recalling their blissful few years together, he knew he would never be as happy with anyone else.

    Heroes in ancient Greece could expect a blissful afterlife in the Elysian Fields.

  2. Often Facetious. not troubled by any hint of discomfort or concern: blissful ignorance ( def ).

    From your free-flowing “thought piece,” I see that the finer points of punctuation, spelling, and grammar do not intrude on your sense of blissful ease.



blissful

/ ˈɪʊ /

adjective

  1. serenely joyful or glad
  2. blissful ignorance
    unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڳܱ, adverb
  • ˈڳܱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ڳܱ· adverb
  • ·ڳܱ·Ա noun
  • ܲ··ڳܱ adjective
  • un··ڳܱ·Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blissful1

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English; bliss + -ful; replacing Old English blissig (equivalent to bliss + -y 1( def ) )
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Rickey, all forced smiles and performative boyishness, wants to charm his way into blissful indecision, while Glenn, a classically Cera-esque misfit of unearned confidence, talks himself into an illusion of control over his destiny.

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Rickey isn’t there to scatter his dad’s ashes; he’s there to reconnect with Tallie, whom he bailed on after their one blissful day together.

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The food, the games, the laughter, the normality... what was it about that blissful existence you hated so much, Kyle?

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Practitioners claim that consuming cacao opens the heart, helping drinkers feel more compassionate, blissful, energized and loving.

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Quaff coffee from Canada In my perfect day, my very, very small baby and my toddler would sleep until the blissful hour of 7:30 a.m.

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