bliss ninny noun2 •(slang, disapproving) A person who is unrealistically optimistic, or a Pollyanna, and who might seem to prefer to retreat from difficult situations by professing seemingly irrelevant platitudes, rather than engaging meaningfully with the difficulty at hand. •(slang) A student who may seem to be intoxicated with spiritual teachings, but is ungrounded or untrained. formsbliss ninnies