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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Rent a canoe or kayak and bask in the blissful quiet of the wilderness.
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Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
In my book, loungewear (and blissful comfort) is absolutely seasonless.
—Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
After a few days of blissful middle-of-the-night wake-up calls from his hangry daughter, Crocker had to leave for Houston and the Sweet 16.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Seven hours of blissful, undisturbed snoozing could very well involve limiting caffeine intake, drinking chamomile tea and avoiding blue light before bedtime.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
In my book, loungewear (and blissful comfort) is absolutely seasonless.
—Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
After a few days of blissful middle-of-the-night wake-up calls from his hangry daughter, Crocker had to leave for Houston and the Sweet 16.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Seven hours of blissful, undisturbed snoozing could very well involve limiting caffeine intake, drinking chamomile tea and avoiding blue light before bedtime.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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