blissful

Definition

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

Etymology

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

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."

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