paradise
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈpærəˌdaɪs/
:
paraíso
- The beach resort was a paradise for vacationers seeking relaxation and fun.
- a tropical paradise
- paradise on earth
- an island paradise
Like seriously if you think this is paradise, it's not.
- Like seriously if you think this is paradise, it's not.
- God is probably Brazilian, but paradise is Ecuadorian.
- North Korea is not the paradise your grandfather envisioned.
- You know, it's it's a drinker's paradise over there.
- So it really is about as close to paradise.
- I say mom, I'm even like, this is paradise.
- So Argentina actually is a real hacker's paradise.
- We are living in paradise, practically.
Examples
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Stay two nights at the lovely tropical paradise of the BW Ambassador Lodge.
Academic text (1996) -
It is a paradise for lovers of food of every stripe.
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I needed a break, and Sea World seemed like paradise after No Hope.
Academic text (1995) -
Under the right circumstances it could be paradise.
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Yeah, just another beautiful day in paradise.
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I'll tell you, Dick, it's paradise over there.
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I stood on that beach near paradise and listened to the waves.
Fiction book (1990) -
It's wine, women, and song in the sweetest little paradise you ever saw.
Fiction book (1990) -
It was paradise.
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After a long hike, they reached a beautiful valley that felt like paradise.
Synonyms
237
1.0
A very happy and peaceful state
78
3.2
A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
77
5.0
A place full of beauty and magic that feels like a dream
23
5.1
A perfect, untouched garden in the Bible where the first humans lived and a way to say an unspoiled place
15
7.9
An imagined perfect place where people live together happily
14
6.0
A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle
7
9.8
An imaginary perfect, peaceful place where people feel very happy and safe
5
7.9
A very peaceful happy state with no worry or pain
5
5.3
A deep calm feeling like being in heaven
2
3.7
A feeling of great happiness and joy
2
4.2
A very beautiful place where people feel happy and peaceful
1
5.8
A beautiful peaceful place on earth that seems perfect
1
3.7
A feeling of complete happiness
1
4.5
A place full of exciting and surprising things that make you feel amazed
1
6.8
A place or state that has great happiness and peace
1
4.4
A feeling of complete happiness and calm
1
8.3
A holy place where people believe God and the blessed live after death
1
8.8
A sacred, perfect place like Heaven where God lives, often in Christian writing
A perfect place or state of great happiness
A perfect, peaceful place often shown as a beautiful city in religious writing
A beautiful city in Heaven that good people go to after they die
A calm, happy time or place without worry
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Australian
1
6.3
A brightly colored bird from New Guinea with showy feathers and a special mating dance
A medium to large tropical American tree with long clusters of small pale yellow flowers and bright red fruit
How Blissful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Paradise comes from the old Persian word pairidaeza meaning 'walled garden', so calling a quiet beach or a lovely garden 'paradise' is a way of saying it is a place of perfect happiness and peace.