blissbliss /blɪs/ ●○○ noun [uncountable] 
six months of wedded bliss I didn’t have to get up till 11 – it was sheer bliss.
WORD ORIGINbliss
Origin:
Old EnglishEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A feeling of bliss came over him as he fell asleep.
- After what appeared to be nine years of wedded bliss, the couple has separated.
- If you like fish, this menu is bliss.
- Lying in the warm sun, listening to the sea was sheer bliss.
- Alas, such bliss costs several thousand dollars a month, out of range for most of us.
- But then it's probably a case of ignorance is bliss.
- I left him, sunk in bliss, and busied myself in the kitchen.
- That might yield a perverse bliss compared with his present adversity.
- The following 12 sun-filled days were bliss.
- The way home is warm bliss, drying off naturally.
THESAURUSgreat happiness
especially written a feeling of great happiness: · The sisters hugged and cried tears of joy.· It was a day of great joy for the whole town.· Most people would be jumping with joy.
the feeling you have when you are very pleased and excited because something good has happened: · They watched with delight as their new son started walking.· To her delight, she discovered the perfect wedding present.
a feeling of very great happiness and great pleasure – used when something has a great effect on your senses: · Lying in the warm sun and listening to the sea felt like sheer bliss (=complete bliss).· Her idea of bliss is to be curled up on the sofa watching a romantic comedy with a big bowl of popcorn.· The happy couple looked a picture of domestic bliss.
written a feeling of great happiness and excitement, especially because you have achieved something or something good has happened to you: · As they reached the top, the climbers experienced a moment of elation.· Her mood suddenly changed from tears and misery to a feeling of elation.
an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement, especially because you have achieved something, or because of the effects of a drug: · The euphoria that new parents feel quickly changes to exhaustion.· The euphoria of Ireland’s amazing victory over England last Sunday has died away.· The drug produces a feeling of euphoria.
an extremely strong feeling of happiness and pleasure, especially sexual pleasure: · It was a moment of sheer ecstasy (=complete ecstasy).· the ecstasy of their love-making
Longman Language Activatora happy feeling · Happiness is more important than money.· Pauline was willing to do anything for her children's happiness.find happiness (=become happy) · I doubt she'll find happiness with Gary.
the feeling you have when you are doing something you enjoy or when something very nice had happened to you: · Most craftsmen get a lot of pleasure out of making things.for pleasure: · Are you taking the trip for business or pleasure?give/bring pleasure: · His music has brought pleasure to people all over the world.take pleasure in (doing) something: · Cooper took obvious pleasure in announcing the merger.
especially written a feeling of great happiness, often because something good has happened: · It's hard to describe the joy we felt, seeing each other again after so many years.· The time we spent together in the Bahamas was pure joy.bring joy to somebody: · The toys will bring great joy to countless children.with joy: · People at the wedding laughed and danced with joy.jump/shout/yell etc for joy: · I was so excited about getting the job, I nearly jumped for joy.tears/shouts/cries etc of joy: · The sisters hugged and cried tears of joy.
great happiness and excitement, especially about something good that has happened: · Imagine our delight when we saw your article in the New Yorker.delight at/in: · Paul's delight at being asked to play the piano for us was clear.to somebody's delight: · To the audience's delight, she agreed to do another number.take delight in (doing) something: · Horton takes great delight in learning.with delight: · Robin laughed with delight as the birthday cake was carried in.
a quietly happy and satisfied feeling: · Joey sighed with contentment, snuggling down in his warm bed.
a feeling of very deep happiness and extreme pleasure: · A feeling of bliss came over him as he fell asleep.sheer/pure bliss: · Lying in the warm sun, listening to the sea was sheer bliss.wedded/marital bliss: · After what appeared to be nine years of wedded bliss, the couple has separated.
an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that continues for a short time: · The whole country experienced a period of euphoria after winning the war.· The euphoria that new parents feel quickly changes to exhaustion.
written a strong feeling of happiness, excitement, and pride: · As he spoke you could hear the elation in his voice.· The troops sense of elation at the victory was not to last.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY six months of wedded blissCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
six months of wedded bliss (=the state of being very happily married – used humorously)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· However, June looks like being a month of domestic bliss with some happy twists of fate in store.· In the credits, this was a nice comic moment, underpinning a scene of domestic bliss.· The place had been a quiet country house in his books. Domestic bliss and all the rest.
· Tensions soon simmered beneath the impression of domestic harmony and marital bliss.· I am not suggesting that shared parenting ensures marital bliss.· Certainly they now boasted insistently of the marital bliss of their daughter and the solid Civil Service progress of their son.
· It was a celebration not just of 25 years' wedded bliss, but also the modern Labour Party.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
perfect happiness or enjoymentdomestic/wedded/marital bliss- Walt and Marge lived in connubial bliss for over 50 years.
- But then it's probably a case of ignorance is bliss.
- Thus, for animals in the absence of suffering, ignorance is bliss.
- Truth, therefore, is socially fractious, while ignorance is bliss.
- After nine years of wedded bliss, .
- It was a celebration not just of 25 years' wedded bliss, but also the modern Labour Party.
six months of wedded bliss I didn’t have to get up till 11 – it was sheer bliss.