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blissfulness

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bliss  (bls)
n.
1. Extreme happiness; ecstasy.
2. The ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy.
Phrasal Verb:
bliss out Slang
To go into a state of ecstasy.
[Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, from blths, from blthe, joyful; see blithe.]
blissful adj.
blissful·ly adv.
blissful·ness n.
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Noun1.blissfulnessblissfulness - a state of extreme happiness        
bliss, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air
ecstasy, rapture - a state of elated bliss
elation - an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression


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He can never stretch out his legs, put his hands behind his head, and, closing his eyes, sink into the ethereal blissfulness that encompasses the well-dined man.
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K. View in context
--So it became eloquent, picturing the blissfulness of married life in a house with nothing to pay.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
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