Bliss
What it means
Complete happiness joined with deep contentment and freedom from disturbance.
Reach for it when naming a rare moment of all-encompassing pleasure or peace
After the long hike, dry socks and hot soup felt like bliss.
Words to choose between 6
| playful | |
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| everyday | |
| warm |
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| formal | |
| literary |
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playful
Fits when informal exaggeration suits pure pleasure
Not when literal religious meaning may confuse
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everyday
Fits when broad positive feeling is enough
Not when complete contentment is essential
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warm
Fits when lively pleasure responds to something specific
Not when stillness defines the experience
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formal
Fits when quiet satisfaction matters more than excitement
Not when intense joy is the point
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literary
Fits when overwhelming intensity carries the moment
Not when calm comfort is more accurate
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literary
Fits when undisturbed peace deserves emphasis
Not when pleasure rather than calm leads
Opposites 3
- misery
- anguish
- discontent
Common phrases 3
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pure bliss
The first quiet hour beside the lake was pure bliss.
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domestic bliss
Their domestic bliss consisted mostly of music, soup, and unhurried evenings.
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moment of bliss
A warm patch of winter sun gave the old cat a moment of bliss.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated