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Blissful — Bliss ful, a. Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity; happy in the highest degree. Blissful solitude. Milton. {Bliss ful*ly}, adv. {Bliss ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blissful — index ecstatic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
blissful — late 12c., blisfulle, from BLISS (Cf. bliss) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Blissfully; blissfulness … Etymology dictionary
blissful — [adj] happy beatific, cool*, crazy, delighted, dreamy, ecstatic, elated, enchanted, enraptured, euphoric, floating*, flying*, gone*, heavenly, in ecstasy, in seventh heaven*, in the twilight zone*, joyful, joyous, mad*, on cloud nine*, rapturous … New thesaurus
blissful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ extremely happy; full of joy. DERIVATIVES blissfully adverb … English terms dictionary
blissful — [[t]blɪ̱sfʊl[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A blissful situation or period of time is one in which you are extremely happy. We spent a blissful week together... There s just nothing more blissful than lying by that pool. Derived words: blissfully… … English dictionary
blissful — bliss|ful [ blısfəl ] adjective giving you great pleasure: a deep blissful sleep blissful ignorance a state in which you do not know about something unpleasant or worrying, so it does not make you unhappy: Joe s parents remained in blissful… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blissful — adjective Date: 12th century 1. full of, marked by, or causing bliss < a blissful marriage > 2. happily benighted < blissful ignorance > • blissfully adverb • blissfulness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
blissful — bliss|ful [ˈblısfəl] adj 1.) extremely happy or enjoyable ▪ blissful sunny days 2.) blissful ignorance a situation in which you do not yet know about something unpleasant >blissfully adv ▪ Jean seems blissfully happy. ▪ blissfully unaware of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blissful — adjective 1 extremely happy or enjoyable: blissful sunny days 2 blissful ignorance a situation in which you do not yet know about something unpleasant blissfully adverb: Jean s now married and blissfully happy … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blissful — UK [ˈblɪsf(ə)l] / US [ˈblɪsfəl] adjective giving you great pleasure a deep blissful sleep • blissful ignorance Derived word: blissfully adverb They were still blissfully unaware of what had happened … English dictionary
