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bliss

/blɪs/noun

A feeling of complete and total happiness.

Example sentences

  • “Lying in a hammock with a good book is my idea of bliss.”
  • “After a week of exams, sleeping until noon was pure bliss.”

Two idioms keep it busy: "ignorance is bliss" and "wedded bliss". Also the standard word for the goal state in some meditation traditions.

Synonyms for bliss

Antonyms

Find it in: Positive words.

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