1
: full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness
a blissful marriage
2
: happily benighted
blissful ignorance
blissfulness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of blissful in a Sentence
At first, their time together was blissful.
He sat there in a blissful state of comfort.
a blissful setting for a wedding
Recent Examples on the Web
Noa lives in the blissful world of the Eagle Clan of chimps, who have made their home in overgrown utility pole towers.
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Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
The spa is a blissful oasis grounded in Native American healing practices.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
The result is a blissful body butter that melts on contact to relieve dry skin from its scaly fate.
—Nikhita Mahtani, Allure, 22 Apr. 2024
Rogers moved freely, lightly up and down, a blissful bounce that looked more like levitation.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The mango flavor is outstanding and reminds one of walking along a beach in Costa Rica while the same blissful feeling soaks into the body.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Take multiple stops along the trail down to inhale those blissful beach vistas — and those emerald foliage views and those swaying-palm views.
—Tom Bentley, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Today, the home has been transformed into a six-bedroom guesthouse with a knack for immersing its guests in the blissful serenity and simplicity of the countryside.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
Read More: Where the Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Stands
Unfortunately, there is no way to lengthen daylight hours in the winter to resemble blissful midsummer days and nights.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 May 2024
The spa is a blissful oasis grounded in Native American healing practices.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
The result is a blissful body butter that melts on contact to relieve dry skin from its scaly fate.
—Nikhita Mahtani, Allure, 22 Apr. 2024
Rogers moved freely, lightly up and down, a blissful bounce that looked more like levitation.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The mango flavor is outstanding and reminds one of walking along a beach in Costa Rica while the same blissful feeling soaks into the body.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Take multiple stops along the trail down to inhale those blissful beach vistas — and those emerald foliage views and those swaying-palm views.
—Tom Bentley, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Today, the home has been transformed into a six-bedroom guesthouse with a knack for immersing its guests in the blissful serenity and simplicity of the countryside.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Mar. 2024
Read More: Where the Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent Stands
Unfortunately, there is no way to lengthen daylight hours in the winter to resemble blissful midsummer days and nights.
—TIME, 9 Mar. 2024
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 16 May. 2024.
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