From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Bliss \Bliss\ (bl[i^]s), noun; 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) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a state of extreme happiness [syn: {blissfulness}, {cloud nine}, {seventh heaven}, {walking on air}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
80 Moby Thesaurus words for "bliss": Canaan, New Jerusalem, Zion, affability, agreeability, agreeableness, amenity, amiability, amicability, beatification, beatitude, bewitchment, blessedness, blissfulness, blitheness, cheer, cheerfulness, cloud nine, compatibility, complaisance, congeniality, cordiality, delectation, delight, ecstasy, ecstatics, elation, elysium, empyrean, enchantment, enjoyableness, enjoyment, exaltation, exhilaration, exuberance, felicitousness, felicity, gaiety, geniality, gladness, glee, goodliness, goodness, graciousness, happiness, happy hunting ground, harmoniousness, harmony, heaven, high spirits, intoxication, joy, joyance, joyfulness, joyousness, mellifluousness, mellowness, niceness, nirvana, overhappiness, overjoyfulness, paradise, pleasance, pleasantness, pleasantry, pleasingness, pleasurability, pleasurableness, pleasure, pleasurefulness, rapport, rapture, ravishment, seventh heaven, spirituality, sunshine, sweetness, transport, unalloyed happiness, welcomeness
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
BLISS {Basic Language for Implementation of System Software}
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bliss, ID (city, FIPS 8470) Location: 42.92622 N, 114.94911 W Population (1990): 185 (92 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83314 Bliss, NY Zip code(s): 14024
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Bliss, ID -- U.S. city in Idaho Population (2000): 275 Housing Units (2000): 147 Land area (2000): 0.517141 sq. miles (1.339388 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.517141 sq. miles (1.339388 sq. km) FIPS code: 08470 Located within: Idaho (ID), FIPS 16 Location: 42.926123 N, 114.948697 W ZIP Codes (1990): 83314 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Bliss, ID Bliss
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