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Definition of bliss noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bliss

noun
 
/blɪs/
 
/blɪs/
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  1. extreme happiness
    • married/wedded/domestic bliss
    • They're celebrating 25 years of wedded bliss.
    • My idea of bliss is a month in the Bahamas.
    • Swimming on a hot day is sheer bliss.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pure
    • sheer
    • total
    • …
    phrases
    • somebody’s idea of bliss
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    Word OriginOld English blīths, bliss, of Germanic origin; related to blithe.
Idioms
ignorance is bliss
  1. (saying) if you do not know about something, you cannot worry about it
    • Some doctors believe ignorance is bliss and don't give their patients all the facts.
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