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edenic

edenic

8.8
A place like a perfect, untouched garden that feels pure and peaceful
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈdɛnɪk/
  • Literature
translation icon : edénico
  • Many travelers describe the island as edenic, with its clear blue waters and lush greenery.

And so at the very bottom, there is Okeanos, which is in large part ocean and it's it's a sort of Edenic kind of area.

Examples

  • The untouched forest was truly edenic, full of vibrant flowers and pristine streams.

  • My favorite canvas is the edenic Morning in the Tropics that now hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

    Academic text (2002)
  • And so at the very bottom, there is Okeanos, which is in large part ocean and it's it's a sort of Edenic kind of area.

  • Meantime, she had to leave that now sinister, edenic island.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Several million years ago, tectonic forces began to create an edenic corridor that led early humans out of Africa and into the Near East.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Her tender body gave itself utterly and unabashedly; being simple and having no notion of evil, she was an Edenic animal seized by heat.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Milton's poetry seems to counter this this belief and Edenic perfection, and counter this belief in even in Edenic freedom.

  • Her ambivalence towards this Edenic timelessness is clear; however, she finds herself consumed by her biology as destiny.

    Academic text (2000)
  • I wonder if what we see in Alzheimer's disease is a kind of return to our origins—an Edenic pre-self-conscious, pre-dualistic state, prior to separation and shame.

    Academic text (2001)
  • He did write exceedingly well in the first decade of his monastic life; his preoccupation was with how he apparently had found the place to live—a seemingly Edenic monastic garden.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

elysian
vsedenic
  • Literature
1 9.9

Very beautiful and peaceful like heaven

puts emphasis on pure, unspoiled quality rather than emotional happiness
paradisiacal
vsedenic
  • Literature
1 9.9

Very beautiful and peaceful, like a perfect garden or island

is about untouched purity and unspoiled innocence rather than general bliss
paradisaic
vsedenic
  • Literature
9.9

A place that is very beautiful and peaceful, like a perfect garden

is focused on original, untouched purity rather than mere idyllic feeling
paradisiac
vsedenic
  • Literature
9.9

A very beautiful and peaceful place like a perfect garden

is more about unspoiled, pure character than emotional happiness
paradisal
vsedenic
  • Literature
8.6

A place that is very beautiful and peaceful, like a quiet beach or garden

is centered on untouched purity and absence of corruption rather than appearance
paradisaical
vsedenic
  • Literature
9.9

A place that is very beautiful and peaceful, like a perfect garden

is about being unspoiled, pure, and reminiscent of original state
paradisian
vsedenic
  • Literature
9.4

Shows the peace and beauty of a perfect garden

leans more toward untouched purity and original innocence than general likeness

Antonyms

1 1.1

Harmed so it works or looks worse

3.5

Not safe to use because dangerous chemicals are in the air, water, or soil

How Idyllic

edenic
  • Literature
8.8
idyllic
23 6.6
charming
418 1.0
pleasant
314 1.0
ordinary
683 1.0

Surface Forms

edenic positive

Morphology

edenic = Eden (transparent) = Eden + ic

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-ic' added to the proper noun 'Eden', so its meaning 'like Eden; paradisiacal' is directly inferable from the base.

Etymology

The word edenic comes from Eden, the ideal garden in the Bible, plus the ending -ic meaning 'like' or 'of'. So edenic means 'like the Garden of Eden', pure, peaceful, and untouched.