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
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Example Sentences
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 Not Just a Girl on Netflix and living a life of bliss with her husband of 11 years, Frédéric Thiébaud. 
Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 30 July 2022 The track title of Leon Bridges’ latest helps creates a specific kind of mood even before the first note plays: a breezy June evening during which the moon casts its protective glow over a moment of bliss. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 20 June 2022 For audiences — particularly those of us who still believe in the movies, and their power to open eyes and touch hearts and break down cultural barriers and find common humanistic ground — the last stop is bliss. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2022 Welcome to Dumbo, where your waterfront view is likely to come with a moment of matrimonial bliss. André-naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2022 But the timeless tale of love’s bliss and magical meddling proves apt for such an interpretation, thanks to disparate plots that lend themselves to a refreshing range of visual and sonic aesthetics. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 Humidity being out of here only adds to the weather bliss. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 The insider added that The Kardashians star was soaking up every second of the new baby bliss. Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Finding joy at your vacation destination should be easy – that’s the whole point – but for most Americans, the actual travel to reach restful getaway spots is more about gritting teeth than finding bliss. Luke Cregan, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2022 See More
Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 30 July 2022 The track title of Leon Bridges’ latest helps creates a specific kind of mood even before the first note plays: a breezy June evening during which the moon casts its protective glow over a moment of bliss. Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 20 June 2022 For audiences — particularly those of us who still believe in the movies, and their power to open eyes and touch hearts and break down cultural barriers and find common humanistic ground — the last stop is bliss. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2022 Welcome to Dumbo, where your waterfront view is likely to come with a moment of matrimonial bliss. André-naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2022 But the timeless tale of love’s bliss and magical meddling proves apt for such an interpretation, thanks to disparate plots that lend themselves to a refreshing range of visual and sonic aesthetics. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 Humidity being out of here only adds to the weather bliss. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2022 The insider added that The Kardashians star was soaking up every second of the new baby bliss. Amethyst Tate, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Finding joy at your vacation destination should be easy – that’s the whole point – but for most Americans, the actual travel to reach restful getaway spots is more about gritting teeth than finding bliss. Luke Cregan, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2022 See More 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
Kids Definition
bliss
noun
ˈblis
: great happiness : joy
bliss
noun
1
as in heaven
a dwelling place of perfect happiness for the soul after death the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- heaven
- sky
- paradise
- glory
- above
- nirvana
- empyrean
- on high
- elysian fields
- Zion
- kingdom come
- Sion
- promised land
- Elysium
- New Jerusalem
- afterworld
- otherworld
- afterlife
- hereafter
- Valhalla
- Beulah
- happy hunting ground
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- hell
- perdition
- inferno
- limbo
- purgatory
- abyss
- Pandemonium
- netherworld
- underworld
- pit
- hades
- Gehenna
2
as in joy
a feeling or state of well-being and contentment the enviable bliss of a happily married couple Synonyms & Similar Words
- joy
- happiness
- blissfulness
- beatitude
- enjoyment
- joyfulness
- pleasure
- ecstasy
- blessedness
- felicity
- gladness
- satisfaction
- warm fuzzies
- delight
- elation
- euphoria
- nirvana
- exultation
- rapture
- exhilaration
- glee
- intoxication
- high
- paradise
- ravishment
- comfort
- mirth
- joyousness
- jubilance
- jubilation
- exuberance
- cheerfulness
- gratification
- contentedness
- triumph
- glory
- heaven
- seventh heaven
- merriness
- jollity
- elatedness
- delectation
- transport
- lightheartedness
- gleefulness
- rapturousness
- gayety
- gaiety
- content
- cheer
- jocundity
- gladsomeness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misery
- sadness
- unhappiness
- calamity
- sorrow
- wretchedness
- anguish
- agony
- woe
- joylessness
- melancholy
- desolation
- gloom
- sufferance
- dejection
- blues
- depression
- cheerlessness
- despondency
- gloominess
- hell
- ill-being
- mournfulness
- doldrums
- desolateness
- disheartenment
- plaintiveness
- purgatory
- woefulness
- downheartedness
- dispiritedness
- Gehenna
- hold it/that against
- hold no terror
- hold no terror(s)
- hold no terrors
- hold no truck with
- hold off
- hold off (on)
- hold off on
- hold on
- hold on a minute
- hold on a moment
- hold on to
- hold one's breath
- hold one's cards close to one's chest/vest
- hold one's cards close to the chest/vest
- hold one's fire
- hold one's head high
- hold one's head up high
- hold one's horses
- hold one's liquor
- hold one's nose
- hold one's own
- hold one's peace
- hold one's tongue
- hold out