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meadowland

meadowland

4.0
A calm, happy time or place without worry
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛdəˌwɛnd/
translation icon : paraíso
  • She hoped their marriage would be a lasting meadowland of joy and understanding.

Examples

  • The novel describes childhood as a meadowland untouched by worry or fear.

  • After years of struggle, he finally found his own meadowland in a quiet village.

  • The meadowland is beautiful.

  • What a lovely meadowland this is!

  • The novel describes childhood as a meadowland untouched by worry or fear.

  • She hoped their marriage would be a lasting meadowland of joy and understanding.

  • After years of struggle, he finally found his own meadowland in a quiet village.

Synonyms

paradise
vsmeadowland
192 4.0

A place or state of perfect happiness and peace

is calmer serenity rather than intense perfect bliss
happy place
vsmeadowland
  • Informal
15 3.9

A place or memory that makes you feel calm and happy

is about calm, steady serenity rather than personal comfort or escape
Eden
vsmeadowland
1 6.8

A place or state that has great happiness and peace

is gentler focusing on quiet serene peace rather than ideal perfection
lotusland
vsmeadowland
  • Literature
1 9.9

A place where people enjoy life and ignore practical problems

is more serene and unforced not about indulgent escape
vacationland
vsmeadowland
  • US
5.0

A place or situation that feels relaxed and like a holiday

is about lasting peaceful calm rather than temporary holiday pleasure
lotus land
vsmeadowland
  • Literature
9.9

A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems

is rooted in calm reality rather than dreamy escapism and detachment

Antonyms

438 3.1

A situation with no order where people are confused and cannot act normally

138 4.8

A time of great confusion and disorder

How Peaceful

serenity
48 4.4
meadowland
4.0
calm
52 1.0
unease
19 4.4
turmoil
138 4.8

Surface Forms

meadowland singular
meadowlands plural

Morphology

meadowland = meadow + land (semi-transparent) = meadow + land

The figurative sense is a metaphorical extension of the literal compound; learners can relate it to 'meadow' + 'land' but the abstract meaning 'state of serenity' is not strictly compositional.

Etymology

Meadowland is also used to mean a time or place of peace and happiness; it comes from meadow ('a grassy field') and land ('ground'), so you can picture a calm, open field to remember its gentle, peaceful meaning.