blissful
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bliss
(blĭs)n.
Phrasal Verb: 1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy.
2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.
bliss out Slang
To go into a state of ecstasy.
[Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, from blīths, from blīthe, joyful; see blithe.]
bliss′ful adj.
bliss′ful·ly adv.
bliss′ful·ness n.
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blissful
(ˈblɪsfʊl)adj
1. serenely joyful or glad
2. blissful ignorance unawareness or inexperience of something unpleasant
ˈblissfully adv
ˈblissfulness n
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bliss•ful
(ˈblɪs fəl)adj.
full of, abounding in, enjoying, or conferring bliss.
[1175–1225]
bliss′ful•ly, adv.
bliss′ful•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | blissful - completely happy and contented; "blissful young lovers"; "in blissful ignorance" happy - enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; "a happy smile"; "spent many happy days on the beach"; "a happy marriage" |
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blissful
adjective
1. delightful, pleasing, satisfying, heavenly (informal), enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurable There's nothing more blissful than lying by that pool.
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Translations
هانئٌ، سَعيدٌ، مُبْتَهِجٌ
blaženýšťastný
lyksalig
igen boldog
sæluríkur; sæll
blažený
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
blissful
[ˈblɪsfʊl] adj (= happy) [event, day] → merveilleux/euse; [situation, period] → merveilleux/euse; [smile] → de bonheura blissful sigh → un soupir d'aise
in blissful ignorance → dans une ignorance béate
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
blissful
adj time → herrlich, paradiesisch; respite also → wohltuend; feeling also → wonnig; happiness → höchste(s); state, look, smile → (glück)selig; moments → selig; in blissful ignorance of the facts (iro) → in herrlicher Ahnungslosigkeit; in blissful ignorance of the fact that … (iro) → in keinster Weise ahnend, dass …
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
blissful
[ˈblɪsfʊl] adj (event, day) → stupendo/a, meraviglioso/a; (smile) → beato/ain blissful ignorance → nella (più) beata ignoranza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bliss
(blis) noun very great happiness. the bliss of a young married couple.
ˈblissful adjectiveˈblissfully adverb
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