Meaning & use

Blissful

adjective·Everyday

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Extremely happy; full of joy and contentment.

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They spent a blissful week relaxing on the beach with no plans at all.

A blissful silence settled over the cabin after the kids fell asleep.

A note on using this word

The phrase 'blissful ignorance' uses the word to describe a happy state that depends on not knowing something troubling.

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