Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Bliss"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bliss \Bliss\ (bl[i^]s), n.; pl. {Blisses} (bl[i^]s"[e^]z). [OE.
blis, blisse, AS. blis, bl[=i][eth]s, fr. bl[=i][eth]e
blithe. See {Blithe}.]
Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of
happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.
An then at last our bliss Full and perfect is.
--Milton.
Syn: Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy;
enjoyment. See {Happiness}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bliss
n : a state of extreme happiness [syn: {blissfulness}, {cloud
nine}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]
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