ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Blissful

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Blissful is an adjective meaning Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.

Meaning

Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Blessed; glorified.

Example Sentences

In pleasing dreams the blissful age renew, And call Britannia's glories back to view;
She ... led a blissful life, unconscious of want, care, or bad weather, while she sat safe and happy in an imaginary world.
New England carvers between the 1720s and the 1750s transformed, step by step, the winged skull into the winged face, adding flesh to bare bone and turning the toothy grin of death into the blissful smile of a saved soul.

Word Forms

Synonyms for blissful

Depending on context, synonyms include ecstatic, elated, euphoric, joyful, orgasmic, rapturous.

Antonyms for blissful

Common opposites include depressed, discontented, down, grieving, sad, sorrowful.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include happy, merry, felicitous, profound, deep, successful.

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