Relaxing on the porch of our private villa was sheer bliss.
the godly life she has lived will surely lead to infinite bliss after death
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But the bliss of that new dawn was short-lived, and not just because of the appearance of the guillotine in public squares across the country.—Paul Kingsnorth, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 Those few extra inches are the difference between sitting pretty and reclining in bliss.—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025 For three-quarters of its pages, the book reads like a paean to dope, a lyrical testament to the transcendent bliss of the first time using, and to the futile effort to recapture it.—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025 Try bicycles for more exercise disguised as fun, then saunter over to Spa La Quinta’s 23,000 square feet of bliss.—Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bliss
Word History
Etymology
Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss; akin to Old English blīthe blithe
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of bliss was
before the 12th century
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