bliss

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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Simplified etymology

Bliss comes from a Germanic root related to blithe, “happy.” From an early period it influenced and was influenced by bless, helping bliss develop its association with the heavenly happiness of the blessed, while blitheness retained a more earthly sense of light-heartedness.

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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