paradisiac

9.9

A very beautiful and peaceful place like a perfect garden

adjective
/ˌpærəˈdaɪziˌæk/

Literature

: paradisíaco

The garden had a paradisiac beauty that left every visitor in awe.

Examples

The artist tried to capture a paradisiac innocence in his painting.
The view from the mountain was paradisiac.
They spoke of a paradisiac place where suffering did not exist.
What a paradisiac day it is today!
The garden had a paradisiac beauty that left every visitor in awe.
They spoke of a paradisiac place where suffering did not exist.
What a paradisiac day it is today!

Synonyms

heavenly

vsparadisiac

29 3.4

Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort

ties the idea specifically to Paradise and its characteristics

paradisiacal

vsparadisiac

Literature

1 9.9

Very beautiful and peaceful, like a perfect garden or island

focuses on general bliss rather than only idyllic appearance

paradisal

vsparadisiac

Literature

8.6

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

is the exact dictionary adjective used in the definition

paradisaical

vsparadisiac

Literature

9.9

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

uses the same idea but with the original definition's wording

paradisaic

vsparadisiac

Literature

9.9

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

leans more toward general Paradise characteristic than just mood

paradisian

vsparadisiac

Literature

9.4

Shows the peace and beauty of a perfect garden

is framed as a relation to Paradise rather than merely resemblance

edenic

vsparadisiac

Literature

8.8

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

highlights blissful, Paradise qualities rather than purity or origin

Antonyms

unpleasant

215 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

dismal

62 4.5

Making you feel sad and hopeless

hellish

28 6.1

Very unpleasant and painful, like being in hell

How Heavenly

heavenly

29 3.4

paradisiac

Literature

9.9

idyllic

23 6.6

lovely

∞ 1.0

pleasant

314 1.0

Surface Forms

paradisiac positive

Morphology

paradisiac = paradise (transparent) = paradise + iac

Derived by a regular adjective-forming suffix from 'paradise', so the meaning 'relating to paradise' is directly predictable.

Etymology

Paradisiac comes from paradise, which itself came from an old Persian word meaning 'walled garden' and later grew to mean a perfect, 'heavenly' place. So paradisiac describes something 'heavenly' or blissful, like a perfect garden or a place without suffering.