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

People

* Bliss (name), 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 Danyel Smith Wilson (born Danyel Smith; 1965) is an American magazine editor, journalist, and novelist . Smith is the former and first African-American editor of ''Billboard'' and ''Vibe'' magazine'','' respectively. She is author of two novels a ...

* ''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 ''Far Cry 5'' is a 2018 first-person shooter, developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Toronto and published by Ubisoft. It is the successor to 2014's ''Far Cry 4'', and the fifth main installment in the ''Far Cry'' series. Set in Hope County, ...

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 Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer, essayist and journalist, widely considered one of the most influential and important authors of the modernist movement. Her works are celebra ...

* ''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), a British music television channel playing classic hits * ''

Bliss BLISS is a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) by W. A. Wulf, D. B. Russell, and A. N. Habermann around 1970. It was perhaps the best known system language until C debuted a few years later. Since then, C b ...

'', 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 Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss (2 August 189127 March 1975) was an English composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army. In the post-war years he qu ...

, 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) ''The Bliss Album...? (Vibrations of Love and Anger and the Ponderance of Life and Existence)'' is the second studio album by American hip hop duo P.M. Dawn. It was released on March 23, 1993, by Gee Street and Island Records. Although some crit ...

'' (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 ''Extreme Behavior'' is the debut studio album by American Rock music, rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 by Universal Records to generally negative reviews, before going platinum in September 2006. All songs were co-written by Brian Howes, ...

'' album * "Bliss", a Paul Gilbert song from his ''

Burning Organ ''Burning Organ'' is an album released in 2002 by American rock musician Paul Gilbert, also a guitarist for the heavy metal band Racer X and (then) formerly of the hard rock band Mr. Big. The song "Keep on Keepin' On" has a short hidden track ...

'' album * "Bliss", a song by Delirious? from their album ''

Mezzamorphis ''Mezzamorphis'' is the second studio album by Christian rock band Delirious?. Released in 1999, it represented a large step towards a more electronic sound for the band and received a huge critical acclaim. ''Mezzamorphis'' spawned two UK sin ...

'' * "Bliss", a song by Still Remains, from the album '' Of Love and Lunacy'' * "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 * "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) Bliss is a multi-channel spa and retail product company headquartered in Downtown New York. The company retails its own line of bath, body and skincare products through its Bliss catalog, website, Bliss spa stores and at international retailers ...

, 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 BLISS is a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) by W. A. Wulf, D. B. Russell, and A. N. Habermann around 1970. It was perhaps the best known system language until C debuted a few years later. Since then, C b ...

, 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), 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 is a city in Gooding County, Idaho, United States. The population was 318 at the 2010 census. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. It has been documented in a photography book published in 2022 as a "disappearing ...

* 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 Bliss Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 620. It was named after Governor Aaron T. Bliss. Bliss Township is the location of Wilderness State Park and ...

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 Bliss Bay ( da, Bliss Bugt) is a bay in the Wandel Sea, Northern Greenland. The area of the bay is uninhabited. Administratively Bliss Bay and its surroundings belong to the Northeast Greenland National Park. Bliss Bay is clogged by fast ice year ...

, Greenland *

Bliss Street Bliss Street, or Rue Bliss, is one of the principal streets of the Hamra area, which is within the Ras Beirut District of Beirut in Lebanon. The street, which is parallel to Hamra Street, runs east-west, connecting with Rue Clémenceau on th ...

, Beirut, Lebanon

Transportation

* Bliss (yacht), a superyacht built by Palmer Johnson in 2014 * Gradient Bliss, 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 The Bliss bibliographic classification (BC) is a library classification system that was created by Henry E. Bliss (1870–1955) and published in four volumes between 1940 and 1953. Although originally devised in the United States, it was more comm ...