blissful
adjective C1
Plain meaning
extremely happy or peaceful
Exam-register meaning
In academic or exam contexts, it means extremely happy or peaceful, usually in a more formal register.
In context
naturalHis response sounded blissful, so the conversation became difficult.
examThe passage presents a blissful assessment of the policy’s wider consequences.
Common collocations
a blissful responseblissful behavioura blissful situation
Watch out
Do not use “very blissful” automatically; some advanced adjectives already carry a strong meaning or need a more natural intensifier.
Word family
blissfulness (noun, where natural)blissfully (adverb, where natural)