paradise
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈpærəˌdaɪs/
- The beach resort was a paradise for vacationers seeking relaxation and fun.
- a tropical paradise
- paradise on earth
- an island paradise
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Watch on YouTubeLike 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
196
1.0
A very happy and peaceful state
87
3.2
A complete feeling of great happiness and peace
67
5.0
A place full of beauty and magic that feels like a dream
32
5.1
A perfect, untouched garden in the Bible where the first humans lived and a way to say an unspoiled place
20
6.8
A place or state that has great happiness and peace
20
7.9
A very peaceful happy state with no worry or pain
16
9.8
An imaginary perfect, peaceful place where people feel very happy and safe
9
7.9
An imagined perfect place where people live together happily
7
5.3
A deep calm feeling like being in heaven
4
3.7
A feeling of great happiness and joy
4
4.5
A place full of exciting and surprising things that make you feel amazed
4
8.3
A holy place where people believe God and the blessed live after death
4
9.9
A perfect place or state of great happiness
3
4.2
A very beautiful place where people feel happy and peaceful
2
5.8
A beautiful peaceful place on earth that seems perfect
1
8.8
A sacred, perfect place like Heaven where God lives, often in Christian writing
1
3.7
A feeling of complete happiness
1
6.0
A place or situation someone hopes will bring them happiness after a long struggle
1
9.6
A perfect, peaceful place often shown as a beautiful city in religious writing
1
9.9
A beautiful city in Heaven that good people go to after they die
1
4.0
A calm, happy time or place without worry
1
4.4
A feeling of complete happiness and calm
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Australian
1
6.3
A brightly colored bird from New Guinea with showy feathers and a special mating dance
1
8.5
A tropical plant like a small tree with bright yellow or orange-red flowers
1
9.8
A medium to large tropical American tree with long clusters of small pale yellow flowers and bright red fruit
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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.