C1noun · countable / uncountable · rare

bliss

bliss · blisses

блаженство

Glück, Glückseligkeit

Perfect happinessPerfect happiness.

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/blɪs/

» Ignorance is bliss.

Was ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß.

Unwissenheit ist Seligkeit.

Unwissenheit ist ein Glück.

Меньше знаешь — крепче спишь.

Невежество - это благодать.

Незнание - это благо.

Счастье в неведении.

Менше знаєш — краще спиш.

Meaning

1 senses

(countable, uncountable)Perfect happiness.
The afternoon at the spa was utter bliss.
Glückseligkeit, Glück
блаже́нствоblažénstvo
блаже́нствоblažénstvo
a state of extreme happiness

Examples

23 sentences

Ignorance is bliss.
Менше знаєш — краще спиш.
ruМеньше знаешь — крепче спишь.
deWas ich nicht weiß, macht mich nicht heiß.
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Their married life was full bliss.
ruИх супружеская жизнь была абсолютным счастьем.
deIhr Eheleben war voller Wonne.
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The bliss was often interrupted by anxiety.
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It's marriage. It's not a state of bliss.
Це шлюб. Це не стан блаженства.
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Every moment spent with you was pure bliss.
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Translations

9 languages

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Origin

From Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, variant of earlier blīds, blīþs (“joy,

From Middle English bliss, from Old English bliss, variant of earlier blīds, blīþs (“joy, gladness”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīþisi (“joy, goodness, kindness”).

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