blissful
- Experiencing or characterized by complete happiness and joy.
In a sentence
- The couple spent a blissful week on a quiet island, completely unplugged from the world.
- She wore a blissful expression as she listened to her favorite piece of music.
Usage note. The phrase 'blissful ignorance' is a common idiom meaning a happy state caused by not knowing something unpleasant; use it carefully, as it can imply naivety.
Where it comes from
Middle English blissful — “full of happiness” · entered English 13th c.
Formed from Old English 'bliss,' meaning 'joy, happiness,' combined with the suffix '-ful.' The Old English 'bliss' derives from 'blithe,' meaning 'joyful or gentle,' from Proto-Germanic '*blithiz.' The word 'blissful' itself appears from the 13th century onward, built on a foundation of happiness-related Old English vocabulary.