Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blissful

/blˈɪsfəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: bliss-ful
IPA: /blˈɪsfəl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

Blessed; glorified.

Obsolete

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."

Etymology

From Middle English blisful, bislvol, equivalent to bliss + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: blisful
Suffix: bliss

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more blissful (comparative) most blissful (superlative) blissfull (alternative)

Derived Forms

blissfully blissfulness unblissful

Phrases

cloud nine seventh heaven

Frequently Paired Words

cloud nine seventh heaven pleasure thrill

Synonyms

ecstatic elated euphoric joyful orgasmic overjoyed rapturous on cloud nine air-headed blissed out blissful enrapt

Antonyms

blue bummed out depressed discontented down grieving sad sorrowful unhappy

Questions

How do you pronounce blissful?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈɪsfəl/.
What does blissful mean?: Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.
Where does blissful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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