bliss

noun

ˈblis 

1

: complete happiness

enjoying eternal bliss in heaven

marital bliss

the sheer bliss of an afternoon at the spa

2

: paradise, heaven

Synonyms

• above
• elysian fields
• Elysium
• empyrean
• heaven
• kingdom come
• New Jerusalem
• paradise
• sky
• Zion
• Sion

Examples of bliss in a Sentence

Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer bliss.

the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death

Recent Examples on the Web

Hailey Bieber just gave fans a little dose of baby bliss to start the new year. —Maggie Ekberg, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025

Boss battles are pure, chaotic, bullet hell bliss that maintain just the right level of challenge, and the dungeons leading to them are a blast to navigate through. —Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024

When snow flurries fall on Seeley Lake, Montana, snowmobilers zip into the backcountry for another day of powdery bliss. —Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024

Premised on an intense communal dance, the movement suggested that adopting ancestral traditions would deliver Indigenous Americans to a pre-European state of bliss, peace and freedom. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss; akin to Old English blīthe blithe

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bliss

• ignorance is bliss
• marital bliss
• red bliss
• wedded bliss

Kids Definition

bliss

noun

ˈblis 

: complete happiness : joy

blissful

-fəl

adjective

blissfully

-fə-lē

adverb

blissfulness noun