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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBliss
/blɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A state of perfect happiness; great joy.
"The couple experienced pure bliss during their honeymoon in the Maldives." - 2
A source of great joy or happiness.
"The garden was a bliss for the weary traveler."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'bliss' originates from the Old English 'blīðs', meaning 'joy' or 'blessedness'. It has roots in Proto-Germanic *blithiz, which conveys a sense of happiness and good fortune, evolving through Middle English to its current form, emphasizing a state of profound joy or happiness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bliss" is said worldwide
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béatitude
Transliteration: be-at-eetood
"Ils ont trouvé la béatitude dans leur amour."
Glückseligkeit
Transliteration: glük-seh-lik-keit
"Sie erlebten Glückseligkeit während ihrer Hochzeitsreise."
beatitudine
Transliteration: be-a-ti-doo-nee
"Hanno trovato beatitudine nella loro relazione."
bienaventuranza
Transliteration: bee-en-a-ven-too-ran-za
"Encontraron la bienaventuranza en su amor."
bem-aventurança
Transliteration: bem-a-ven-turan-sa
"Eles encontraram bem-aventurança em sua união."
आनंद
Transliteration: ānand
"उन्हें अपने प्यार में आनंद मिला।"
幸福
Transliteration: xìngfú
"他们在爱情中找到了幸福。"
행복
Transliteration: haengbok
"그들은 사랑에서 행복을 찾았다."
至福
Transliteration: shifuku
"彼らは愛の中に至福を見つけました。"
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