A e d bliss
[blis] /blɪs/
noun
sir arthur (edward drummond) 1891–1975, english composer.
tasker
[tas-ker] /ˈtæs kər/ (show ipa), howard, 1853–1930, u.s. general.
bliss
/blɪs/
noun
perfect happiness; serene joy
the ecstatic joy of heaven
derived forms
blissless, adjective
word origin
old english blīths; related to blītheblithe, old saxon blīdsea bliss
bliss
/blɪs/
noun
sir arthur. 1891–1975, british composer; master of the queen’s musick (1953–75). his works include the colour symphony (1922), film and ballet music, and a cello concerto (1970)
bliss
n.
old english blis, also bliðs “bliss, merriment, happiness, grace, favor,” from proto-germanic -blithsjo (cf. old saxon blidsea, blizza), from -blithiz “gentle, kind” + –tjo noun suffix. originally mostly of earthly happiness; influenced by -ssociation with bless and blithe.
v.
often with out, by 1973, u.s. colloquial, from bliss (n.).
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