BLISS


Meaning of BLISS in English

— blissless , adj.

/blis/ , n.

1. supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss.

2. Theol. the joy of heaven.

3. heaven; paradise: the road to eternal bliss.

4. Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness.

v.t. , v.i.

5. Slang. bliss out ,

a. to experience bliss or euphoria: Just give them some bean sprouts and a little tofu and they bliss out.

b. to cause to become blissful or euphoric: a recording guaranteed to bliss out every Mozart fan.

[ bef. 1000; ME blisse, OE bliss, bliths, equiv. to blithe BLITHE + -s suffix ]

Syn. 1. See happiness .

Ant. 1. misery.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .