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
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The Future How the pursuit of pleasure could doom all intelligent life to a blissful extinction
The separation of pleasure from procreation may occur throughout the cosmos, providing an explanation for the Fermi Paradox.
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Her and Gregg’s scenes with Hechinger’s Danny are blissful sendups of Parents Who Worry Too Much, and Hechinger responds with a shaggy, exasperated grace that will be recognizable to anyone who’s been stuck too long in prelaunch mode.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Perez was in his element on that blissful July afternoon.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2024
To say there’s no love lost between each duo would be like saying the North and South sides live in blissful harmony.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
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Big Think, 24 June 2024
Her and Gregg’s scenes with Hechinger’s Danny are blissful sendups of Parents Who Worry Too Much, and Hechinger responds with a shaggy, exasperated grace that will be recognizable to anyone who’s been stuck too long in prelaunch mode.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 June 2024
Perez was in his element on that blissful July afternoon.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2024
To say there’s no love lost between each duo would be like saying the North and South sides live in blissful harmony.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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