BLISS
What does "BLISS" mean?
Perfect, supreme, or spiritual happiness.
Meanings
- A state of complete, often serene happiness or joy. The first quiet morning of the holiday was pure bliss.
- The supreme spiritual joy of heaven or salvation. Medieval poets described paradise as eternal bliss. formal
- To make or become blissfully happy, often followed by 'out'. She blissed out on the warm sand for an hour. informal
Word origin
From Old English 'bliss' or 'bliths', meaning joy or gladness, derived from the Proto-Germanic root 'blithiz' that also gives us 'blithe'.
Remember it
BLISS keeps the same double-S hiss as KISS - both are soft, warm, and over too soon.
A little poem
Nothing left to want -
the kettle ticks, the cat sleeps,
the whole hour is mine.
haiku
Wordplay
- Ignorance is bliss, which means my unread inbox is the happiest place on earth.
What it teaches
Bliss is usually the absence of wanting, not the presence of more.
Quick facts
What does BLISS mean?
Perfect, supreme, or spiritual happiness.
Is BLISS a valid word?
Yes — BLISS is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is BLISS?
BLISS has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does BLISS come from?
From Old English 'bliss' or 'bliths', meaning joy or gladness, derived from the Proto-Germanic root 'blithiz' that also gives us 'blithe'.
What can BLISS teach us?
Bliss is usually the absence of wanting, not the presence of more.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.