1
: full of, marked by, or causing complete happiness
a blissful marriage
2
: happily benighted
blissful ignorance
blissfulness
noun
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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For a blissful wind-down in your suite, luxuriate in the Roman-style mosaics and Italian marble bathroom before drifting off to sleep.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Exfoliating foot treatments aren’t necessarily the most glamorous part of any beauty routine, but these single-use masks sure feel like a little luxury and offer a few minutes of blissful self-care.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 16 July 2025
There was a blissful calm in Terminal 7 at Los Angeles International Airport around 5 a.m. Wednesday, when travelers heading out of town early for the Fourth of July could drop off their bags quickly and get to their gate in short order.
—Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
My 80-minute recovery massage worked out the kinks and left me feeling blissful.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 16 July 2025
Exfoliating foot treatments aren’t necessarily the most glamorous part of any beauty routine, but these single-use masks sure feel like a little luxury and offer a few minutes of blissful self-care.
—Mary Honkus, Glamour, 16 July 2025
There was a blissful calm in Terminal 7 at Los Angeles International Airport around 5 a.m. Wednesday, when travelers heading out of town early for the Fourth of July could drop off their bags quickly and get to their gate in short order.
—Annie Goodykoontz, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
My 80-minute recovery massage worked out the kinks and left me feeling blissful.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for blissful
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“Blissful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blissful. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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