SuaviloquyToday’s word

bliss

Bliss, n.; pl. Blisses.

Etymology: [OE. blis, blisse, AS. blis, bli, fr. bli 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.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for bliss; he lists it under happiness.

Where he writes about it:

Bliss is ecstatic, perfected happiness; as, the bliss of heaven. — from happiness