how to pronounce bliss

/blɪs/

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bliss is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of bliss in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… a life of domestic bliss were made of …”

meaning of bliss

Bliss is a state of supreme happiness and contentment.

bliss frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word bliss occurs in english on average 3.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.