paradisaical - Glite Dictionary

Examples

You and I are sitting serenely side by side on the couch, as if we must have died and gone to a paradisaical afterlife.

Fiction book (1997)
In his description of it earlier (137 (330-I)), it did not sound particularly paradisaical.

Academic text (1995)
The garden was a paradisaical retreat, filled with vibrant flowers and soothing sounds of nature.
The beach was so paradisaical that we decided to stay there for the entire summer.
In her dreams, she lived in a paradisaical world where everything was beautiful and peaceful.

Synonyms

heavenly

vsparadisaical

35 3.4

Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort

is specifically about relation to paradise rather than general delight

edenic

vsparadisaical

Literature

1 8.8

A place like a perfect, untouched garden that feels pure and peaceful

is broader, meaning a general paradise quality rather than purity focus

paradisiacal

vsparadisaical

Literature

1 9.9

Very beautiful and peaceful, like a perfect garden or island

is the general paradise adjective without extra emphasis on bliss

paradisal

vsparadisaical

Literature

1 8.6

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

is the usual form used in definitions rather than this variant

paradisian

vsparadisaical

Literature

1 9.4

Shows the peace and beauty of a perfect garden

is the standard form used in definitions rather than a variant spelling

paradisiac

vsparadisaical

Literature

1 9.9

A very beautiful and peaceful place like a perfect garden

is the defined adjective form rather than an alternate spelling

paradisaic

vsparadisaical

Literature

9.9

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

is the main dictionary form rather than this alternative spelling

Antonyms

unpleasant

183 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

dismal

58 4.5

Making you feel sad and hopeless

hellish

27 6.1

Very unpleasant and painful, like being in hell

How Heavenly

heavenly

35 3.4

paradisaical

Literature

1 9.9

idyllic

23 6.6

lovely

∞ 1.0

pleasant

323 1.0

Surface Forms

paradisaical positive

Morphology

paradisaical = paradise (transparent) = paradise + ical

Formed from the noun 'paradise' plus the adjectival suffix '-ical', so the meaning 'relating to Paradise' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Paradisaical comes from the word paradise, which originally came from an old Persian word meaning 'walled garden'. So, to call a place paradisaical is to say it is 'like paradise', a very beautiful and peaceful place.