Bliss is a common noun meaning 'extreme happiness'. It may also refer to:

People

Bliss (name) Bliss is a name, most usually a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Bliss Carman (1861–1929), Canadian poet * Franklyn Bliss Snyder (1884-1958), American educator and academic * Kirby Bliss Blanton (born 1990), American ac ...

, list of people with the name

Culture

Literature

* ''Bliss'' (novel) (1981), by Peter Carey * ''Bliss'', a 2005 novel by

Fiona Zedde Fiona Zedde (born January 24, 1976) is the pen name of Jamaican-born American fiction writer Fiona Lewis . Her 2005 novel, ''Bliss'', was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for début Lesbian Fiction.Danyel Smith * ''Bliss'' (short story) (1920), by Katherine Mansfield; republished in: ** ''Bliss'' (short story collection): and Other Stories (1920) by Katherine Mansfield

Fictional entities

Bliss (Marvel Comics) Morlocks are a group of Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters are usually depicted as being associated with the X-Men in the Marvel Universe. Created by writer Chris ...

, member of the Marvel Comics mutant group The Morlocks *

Bliss (Starman) '' Starman'' was a comic book published by DC Comics between 1994 and 2001. It was created by James Robinson and Tony Harris, starring their creation of Jack Knight, son of the Golden Age The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology, p ...

, incubus who appeared in the DC Comics series ''Starman'' *

Bliss (The Powerpuff Girls) Blisstina Utonium, better known by the nickname Bliss, is a fictional character created for the 2016 series ''The Powerpuff Girls. She'' made her first appearance in the five-part television movie ''The Power of Four'', which was released in 20 ...

, a character from the 2016 series ''The Powerpuff Girls'' *

Dee Bliss Dione "Dee" Bliss is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Madeleine West. The actress received the role three days after securing an agent. West deferred her law degree studies to take the part. She ma ...

, fictional character on the Australian soap ''Neighbours'' * Bliss Colby, fictional character of the American prime time soap opera ''

The Colbys ''The Colbys'' (originally titled ''Dynasty II: The Colbys'') is an American prime time television soap opera that originally aired on ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and Eileen and Robert ...

'' * The Bliss, a telepathic ability in the 2009 series '' V'' * Blissenobiarella, also known as Bliss, a character in Asimov's ''Foundation'' series * Bliss, a fictional hallucinogenic drug in the 2018 video game '' Far Cry 5''

Film

* ''Bliss'' (1917 film), starring Harold Lloyd * ''Bliss'' (1985 film), directed by Ray Lawrence, adapted from the Peter Carey novel * ''Bliss'' (1997 film), starring Terence Stamp, Sheryl Lee and Craig Sheffer * ''Bliss'' (2006 film), aka ''Fu Sheng'', Chinese film produced by Fruit Chan * ''Bliss'' (2007 film), aka ''Mutluluk'', directed by Abdullah Oguz, adapted from the Zülfü Livaneli novel * ''Bliss'' (2011 film), a biographical film about the early years of New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield * ''Bliss'' (2017 film), a Philippine thriller film * ''Bliss'' (2019 film), a horror film written and directed by Joe Begos * ''Bliss'' (2021 film), a science fiction film written and directed by Mike Cahill

Television

Bliss (TV channel) Bliss was a British music television channel owned and operated by the CSC Media Group (formerly Chart Show Channels). History Early History Bliss was launched in March 2006, replacing The Amp. The channel was owned by British Sky Broadcast ...

, a British music television channel playing classic hits * '' Bliss'', a 1995 British television film written and directed by Les Blair * ''Bliss'' (1995 TV series), British ITV series * ''Bliss'' (2018 TV series), a 2018 British-American produced television series * ''Bliss'' (Canadian TV series), a 2002 Canadian produced dramatic television series that ran from 2002 to 2004 * "Bliss" (Star Trek: Voyager), episode from the fifth season

Music

Composers

* Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor

Bands

Bliss (British band) Bliss is an English pop group founded in 1986 by Rachel Morrison and Paul Ralphes. The group also consisted of Paul Sirett (guitar), Chris Baker (drums) and Roger Askew (keyboard, piano, Hammond organ). Biography ''Bliss'' was founded in 1986 b ...

, an English pop group * Bliss (Danish band), a Danish music band * Jonathan Notley, aka MC Bliss, part of the Australian hip hop group

Bliss n Eso Bliss n Eso (formerly known as Bliss n' Esoterikizm) are an Australian hip hop trio based in Sydney. They are currently signed to Melbourne record label Illusive Sounds, and are managed and booked by label co-founders Adam Jankie and Matt Gudin ...

Albums

* ''Bliss'' (12 Rods album) (1993), by indie rock band 12 Rods * ''Bliss'' (Birdbrain album) (1995), the debut album by post-grunge band Birdbrain * ''Bliss'' (Vanessa Paradis album) (2000), by French pop singer Vanessa Paradis * ''Bliss'' (Nikki Webster album) (2002), the second studio album by Nikki Webster * ''Bliss'' (Tone Damli album) (2005), Norwegian singer Tone Damli's first studio album * '' The Bliss Album…? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)'' (1993), an album by P.M. Dawn * '' Bliss!'' (1973), by

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz composer, pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain", " 500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba", and ...

, originally called ''Turkish Women at the Bath''

EPs

* ''Bliss'', a 2019 EP by Australian musician

Kian Kian ( fa, كيان, translit=Kīān), also known as Shahr-e-Kian (), is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 12,948. The city is populated by Turk ...

Songs

* "Bliss" (Th' Dudes song), a 1980 song by New Zealand rock band Th' Dudes * "Bliss" (Tori Amos song), a 1999 song by Tori Amos * "Bliss" (Muse song), a 2001 song by the English rock band Muse * "Bliss" (Mariah Carey song), a song on Mariah Carey's 1999 ''Rainbow'' album * "Bliss", song on trio Blaque's '' Blaque Out'' album * "Bliss (I Don't Wanna Know)", a song on Hinder's '' Extreme Behavior'' album * "Bliss", a Paul Gilbert song from his '' Burning Organ'' album * "Bliss", a song by Delirious? from their album '' Mezzamorphis'' * "Bliss", a song by Still Remains, from the album ''

Of Love and Lunacy Still Remains is an American metalcore band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. They formed out of previous local bands Shades of Amber and Unition. They released three studio albums, '' Of Love and Lunacy'', '' The Serpent'' and '' Ceasing to Breathe ...

'' * "Bliss", a song by Phish, from the album ''

Billy Breathes ''Billy Breathes'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Phish, released by Elektra Records on October 15, 1996. The album was credited with connecting the band, known for its jam band concerts and devoted cult following, with a more ...

'' * "Bliss", a song by

Alice Peacock Alice Peacock (born November 19, 1969) is an American folk singer and has recorded five independent albums and an album released by Aware/Columbia Records (2002). A native of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, she lived in Chicago, Illinois where she ...

* "Bliss", a song by Nelly Furtado on the vinyl version of '' The Ride''

Other uses in culture

* ''Bliss'' (magazine), a UK teen magazine * ''Bliss'' (opera), a 2010 opera based on Peter Carey's novel of the same name * ''Bliss'' (video game), a 2005 adult computer game * ''Bliss'', a newspaper comic by

Harry Bliss Harry Bliss (born March 9, 1964, in Rochester, New York) is an American cartoonist and illustrator. Bliss has illustrated many books, and produced hundreds of cartoons and 25 covers for ''The New Yorker''. Bliss has a syndicated single-panel comi ...

Brands and companies

Bliss (charity) Bliss is a UK-based charity for babies born premature or sick. Bliss supports the families of babies in neonatal care and works with health professionals to provide training and improve care for babies. It campaigns for improved hospital resour ...

, a special care baby charity * Bliss (spa), a spa and retail product company * Bliss, bite-sized chocolates manufactured by The Hershey Company * Bliss, a type of

synthetic cannabis Synthetic cannabinoids are a class of designer drug molecules that bind to the same receptors to which cannabinoids (THC, CBD and many others) in cannabis plants attach. These novel psychoactive substances should not be confused with synthetic ...

Technology

* BLISS, system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University * ''Bliss'' (image), computer wallpaper included with Microsoft Windows XP *

Bliss (virus) Bliss is a computer virus, introduced in 1997, which aims to infect Linux systems. When executed, it attempts to attach itself to Linux executable files, to which regular users do not have access. In the case of the alpha version, this prevents t ...

, computer virus that infects Linux systems *

BLISS (cryptography) BLISS (short for Bimodal Lattice Signature Scheme) is a digital signature scheme proposed by Léo Ducas, Alain Durmus, Tancrède Lepoint and Vadim Lyubashevsky in their 2013 paper "Lattice Signature and Bimodal Gaussians". In cryptography, a digita ...

, a post-quantum digital signature scheme

Places

United States

Bliss, Kentucky Bliss is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illi ...

* Bliss, Idaho * Bliss, Missouri * Bliss, New York *

Bliss, Oklahoma Bliss (now Old Bliss) is an unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States an ...

Bliss Corner, Massachusetts Bliss Corner is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dartmouth in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,280 at the 2010 census. Geography Bliss Corner is located at (41.606464, -70.941827). According to ...

* Bliss Township, Michigan *

Fort Bliss Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of William Wallace Smith Bliss, LTC William Bliss (1815–1853), a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President ...

, Texas

Elsewhere

Bliss (crater) Bliss is small lunar impact crater that is located just to the west of the dark-floored crater Plato. It lies in a region of continental terrain between Mare Imbrium to the south and Mare Frigoris to the north. This crater is bowl-shaped, with a s ...

, small lunar impact crater that is located just to the west of the dark-floored crater Plato * Bliss Bay, Greenland * Bliss Street, Beirut, Lebanon

Transportation

* Bliss (yacht), a superyacht built by Palmer Johnson in 2014 *

Gradient Bliss The Gradient Bliss is a Czech single-place, paraglider designed and produced by Gradient sro of Prague. Originally produced in the mid-2000, it is no longer in production.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2 ...

, a Czech paraglider design * Bliss (automobile), from the early 1900s

Other uses

Bliss (typeface) Bliss is a humanist sans-serif typeface family designed by Jeremy Tankard. Bliss is a design in the British humanist style, based on the Johnston typeface of London Underground as well as Gill Sans and Syntax, but with a more uniform style with ...

, a font family *

Chicago Bliss The Chicago Bliss is a women's American football team based in the Chicago area. The Bliss is one for the first four teams to participate in the Lingerie Bowl and was carried over to the formation of the Lingerie Football League (LFL) in 2009. S ...

, a team in the Lingerie Football League *

Blissymbols Blissymbols or Blissymbolics is a constructed language conceived as an ideographic writing system called Semantography consisting of several hundred basic symbols, each representing a concept, which can be composed together to generate new sym ...

, an ideographic writing system * Bliss bibliographic classification