nirvana
Plural: nirvanas
Noun
- In Buddhism, a state of perfect peace and freedom from suffering.
- (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness
- any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace.
Examples
- Achieving a triple-triple bingo in Words With Friends felt like reaching gaming nirvana.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvāṇa, “blown or put out, extinguished”), from निस् (nis, “out”) + वा (vā, “to blow”), the second part cognate with Russian ве́тер (véter, “wind”), weather, vent and wind.
Synonyms
Eden, enlightenment, heaven, paradise, promised land, Shangri-la
Scrabble Score: 10
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