Bliss may refer to:

People

Bliss (name) Bliss is a name, most usually a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Bliss Ackuaku (born 1918), Ghanaian politician * Bliss Botsford (1813–1890), Canadian lawyer, judge and politician * Bliss Blood, American musician and so ...

, list of people with the name *

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 qui ...

, English composer and conductor *

Alexander Bliss Alexander Bliss (29 December 1827 – 30 April 1896) was assistant quartermaster general of the Union forces and a colonel in the United States Army during the American Civil War. His father, also named Alexander, died before he was born; and his ...

, United States Army officer

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 nominated for a Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Debut Fiction at the 18th Lambda Literary Awards.

* ''Bliss'', a 2005 novel by

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 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 Claremont and artist Pau ...

, member of the Marvel Comics mutant group The Morlocks * Bliss (''Starman''), incubus who appeared in the DC Comics series ''Starman'' * Bliss (''The Powerpuff Girls''), 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 made ...

, 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 soap opera that originally aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from November 20, 1985, to March 26, 1987. Created by Richard and Esther Shapiro and E ...

'' * 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 Coun ...

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), ''Fu Sheng'', Chinese film produced by Fruit Chan * ''Bliss'' (2007 film), a.k.a. ''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 and critic who was an important figure in the Literary modernism, modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been ...

* ''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 known as Chart Show Channels. History Bliss was launched in March 2006, replacing The Amp. The channel was owned by British Sky Broadcasting an ...

, 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 ...

'', 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''), the 14th episode of the fifth season of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * "Bliss" (''The Penguin''), the third episode of ''The Penguin''

Music

Bands

* Bliss (British band), an English pop group * Bliss (Danish band), a Danish music band * Jonathan Notley, a.k.a. 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. The group consists of emcees Bliss and Eso, and DJ Izm, and they are currently signed to Melbourne record label Illusive Sounds, and are manag ...

Albums

* ''Bliss'' (12 Rods album) (1993), album by indie rock band 12 Rods * ''Bliss'' (Birdbrain album) (1995), the debut album by post-grunge band Birdbrain * ''Bliss'' (Vanessa Paradis album) (2000), album 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 * ''Bliss'' (Tech N9ne album) (2023), album by American rapper Tech N9ne * '' 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 pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

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

EPs

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

Kian Kian () is a city in the Central District of Shahrekord County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran. The past leader was historically named Kian Taneja. Demographics Language and ethnicity Kian is populated by Turkic people Tur ...

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" (Tyla song), a 2025 song by Tyla * "Bliss", a song by Mariah Carey, from the album ''Rainbow'' * "Bliss", song on trio Blaque's ''

Blaque Out ''Blaque Out'' is the second studio album by American R&B trio Blaque. Originally expected to be released by Columbia Records in December 2001, it received a Japan-wide physical release on January 29, 2002 only, before finally being released as ...

'' album * "Bliss (I Don't Wanna Know)", a song on Hinder's ''

Extreme Behavior ''Extreme Behavior'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Hinder. It was released in 2005 by Universal Records garnering mixed to negative reviews, before going 3× platinum by the RIAA in January 2008. All songs were co-written by Bri ...

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

Burning Organ ''Burning Organ'', released in 2002, is the fifth studio album 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 sh ...

'' 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

Brands and companies

Bliss (charity) Bliss is a UK-based charity for infants. 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 resources across England, Sc ...

, a special care baby charity *

Bliss (spa) Blissworld, LLC., commonly referred to as Bliss, is a Multichannel marketing, multi-channel spa and retail product company headquartered in New York City. The company retails its own line of bath, body and skincare products through its Bliss websi ...

, a spa and retail product company * Bliss, bite-sized chocolates manufactured by The Hershey Company * Bliss, a type of

synthetic cannabis Synthetic cannabinoids, or neocannabinoids, 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 co ...

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 ...

, system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University * ''Bliss'' (photograph), computer wallpaper included with Microsoft Windows XP * Bliss (virus), computer virus that infects Linux systems *

BLISS signature scheme 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 digi ...

, a post-quantum digital signature scheme

Places

United States

* Bliss, Kentucky *

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 "disappear ...

* Bliss, Missouri *

Bliss, New York Bliss is the largest hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Eagle, Wyoming County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 527. The community is in southern Wyoming County, in the north and cen ...

* Bliss, Oklahoma * Bliss Corner, Massachusetts *

Bliss Township, Michigan Bliss Township is a civil township of Emmet County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 568. It was named after Governor Aaron T. Bliss. Bliss was first platted as allotments for members of the Mack ...

Fort Bliss Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Established in 1848, the fort was renamed in 1854 to honor William Wallace Smith Bliss, Bvt.Lieut.Colonel William W.S. Bliss (1815–1853 ...

, Texas

Elsewhere

* Bliss (crater), small lunar impact crater that is located just to the west of the dark-floored crater Plato *

Bliss Bay Bliss Bay () 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 round. Formerl ...

, Greenland *

Bliss Street Bliss Street, or Rue Bliss, is one of the principal streets of the Hamra, Beirut, 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 Cl� ...

, Beirut, Lebanon

Transportation

* Bliss (yacht), a superyacht built by Palmer Johnson in 2014 * Bliss (automobile), from the early 1900s * Norwegian Bliss, a cruise ship

Other uses

* Bliss (typeface), a font family *

Chicago Bliss The Chicago Bliss were a women's American football team based in the Chicago area. The Bliss were one of the first four teams to participate in the Lingerie Bowl and were carried over to the formation of the Lingerie Football League (LFL) in 200 ...

, 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 symb ...

, 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 ...

, a library classification system