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bliss
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- pronunciation:
- blIs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
extreme or supreme happiness.
She loved her husband, but her marriage was not filled with the bliss she'd expected.- synonyms:
- ecstasy, exaltation, felicity, joy, rapture
- antonyms:
- anguish, misery
- similar words:
- delectation, delight, elation, enjoyment, exhilaration, happiness, heaven, jubilation, jubilee
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| definition 2: |
religious ecstasy; perfect enlightenment.
The monk's face shone with bliss.- synonyms:
- beatitude, ecstasy
- similar words:
- enlightenment, exaltation, joy, jubilee, nirvana, peace, rapture, satori, serenity
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| related words: |
glory, paradise, pleasure, transport |
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| derivations: |
blissful (adj.), blissfully (adv.), blissfulness (n.) |
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