paradise
Plural: paradises
Noun
- A place of extreme beauty, bliss, or delight.
- any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
- (Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
- The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
- A garden where Adam and Eve first lived after being created.
- A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
- An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.
- A very pleasant experience.
- An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
- A churchyard or cemetery.
- The upper gallery in a theatre.
- A cake, often as a paradise slice.
Verb
- To place (as) in paradise.
- To transform into a paradise.
- To affect or exalt with visions of happiness.
Examples
- a shoppers’ paradise
- an island paradise in the Caribbean
- Living in paradise comes with a price.
- Scoring a triple-triple word felt like paradise for the avid Scrabble player.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English paradis, paradise, paradys, from Late Old English paradīs, borrowed from Old French paradis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of parvis. Displaced Old English neorxnawang.
Synonyms
Eden, heaven, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la, Arcadia, Arcady, Avalon, Garden of Eden, Heaven, Peach Blossom Spring, Shangri-La, bewitch, entrance, happy hunting ground, imparadise, kingdom come, sweet hereafter, utopia
Scrabble Score: 11
paradise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordparadise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paradise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary