Bliss
n.joyful, calmwarm
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.
Choose between these
6- playful
informal exaggeration suits pure pleasure
not when literal religious meaning may confuse
- everyday
broad positive feeling is enough
not when complete contentment is essential
- warm
lively pleasure responds to something specific
not when stillness defines the experience
- formal
quiet satisfaction matters more than excitement
not when intense joy is the point
- literary
overwhelming intensity carries the moment
not when calm comfort is more accurate
- literary
undisturbed peace deserves emphasis
not when pleasure rather than calm leads
Said against
3- misery
- anguish
- discontent
It naturally appears in
3- pure bliss
The first quiet hour beside the lake was pure bliss.
- domestic bliss
Their domestic bliss consisted mostly of music, soup, and unhurried evenings.
- moment of bliss
A warm patch of winter sun gave the old cat a moment of bliss.
Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, Noun sense 1: perfect happiness opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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