US /blɪs/
noun name Freq #8145

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Perfect or complete happiness.

    A quiet afternoon at the spa was utter bliss.

  2. 2
    name

    A given name.

    Their newborn was given the name Bliss.

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Synonyms
1 noun · perfect or complete happiness. blissfulness
Word family
Forms blisses

Etymology

From Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, variant of earlier blīds, blīþs (“joy, gladness”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīþisi (“joy, goodness, kindness”).

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