Is it bliss or blissful?
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Blissful.
And ...
-ful
Noun: an amount or quanity that fills
mouthful : an amount that fills the mouth
mouth + ful
"Bliss" is the state. Being "blissful" is being filled by the state of bliss.
So, Option #2.
And ...
-ful
Noun: an amount or quanity that fills
mouthful : an amount that fills the mouth
mouth + ful
"Bliss" is the state. Being "blissful" is being filled by the state of bliss.
So, Option #2.
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Both are correct--they just mean slightly different things.
Take "joy" and "joyful" for an example: "Every day is joy" is a grammatical sentence, and it has a slightly different feel than "Every day is joyful."
Take "joy" and "joyful" for an example: "Every day is joy" is a grammatical sentence, and it has a slightly different feel than "Every day is joyful."
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Agreed - it's quantifying emotion:
'Today was bliss' = a day of unceasing 'content happiness'
'Today was blissful' = a day, despite expectations, that somehow managed to be full of 'happy contentment.'
...all of which would be different that; 'Today was blissfully...'; much less, 'Blissfully, today was..."
'Today was bliss' = a day of unceasing 'content happiness'
'Today was blissful' = a day, despite expectations, that somehow managed to be full of 'happy contentment.'
...all of which would be different that; 'Today was blissfully...'; much less, 'Blissfully, today was..."
Bliss is a noun.
A day can not be bliss; nor can it be blissful--it can be a day full of bliss. It can be a day of pure/sheer/extreme bliss.
People can enjoy [fill in the blank with a verb or verb phrase] blissfully--adverb.
You can find a lot of this sort of information in a dictionary--here's the entry for bliss.
A day can not be bliss; nor can it be blissful--it can be a day full of bliss. It can be a day of pure/sheer/extreme bliss.
People can enjoy [fill in the blank with a verb or verb phrase] blissfully--adverb.
You can find a lot of this sort of information in a dictionary--here's the entry for bliss.
Not that you can't ask this question here, but if you want a super-fast answer to something grammar related, check out the "grammar for grasshoppers" board here on AW...I find it really helpful!
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Yes.
I have to disagree with you there for two reasons:
a) One noun can be another noun, grammatically, literally, and metaphorically.
b) Anything can be "bliss" because "bliss" is an emotional state. "Clerkenwell's Revival is Bliss for Foodies"; "Bliss was it in that very dawn to be alive" as Wordsworth said; and, of course, "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise" in the immortal words of Thomas Gray.
So if it's good enough for Romantic poets AND the New York Times, I think it's good enough for the rest of us.
Yes.
I'd liken it to 'heaven'.
Every day is bliss / Every day is heaven.
Every day is blissful / Every day is heavenly.
Either is correct, but they have different connotations.
Yes.
I have to disagree with you there for two reasons:
a) One noun can be another noun, grammatically, literally, and metaphorically.
b) Anything can be "bliss" because "bliss" is an emotional state. "Clerkenwell's Revival is Bliss for Foodies"; "Bliss was it in that very dawn to be alive" as Wordsworth said; and, of course, "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise" in the immortal words of Thomas Gray.
So if it's good enough for Romantic poets AND the New York Times, I think it's good enough for the rest of us.
Amen! Sometimes a rigid rule can kill style.
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