paradisaic
/,pærə'disiæk/ Cách viết khác : (paradisaic) /,pærədi'seik/ (paradisaical) /,pærədi'sei
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Of, relating to, or resembling paradise; heavenly, blissful, or idyllic. The word describes something that has the qualities of paradise—perfect beauty, peace, happiness, or innocence.
Usage
- The adjective paradisaic is used to modify a noun, attributing to it the characteristics of paradise. It is a formal and literary term.
- It is often used interchangeably with its more common variants paradisiacal and paradisal.
Examples
- They spent their honeymoon on a paradisaic island with white sand and crystal-clear water.
- The garden was a paradisaic retreat from the noise and stress of the city.
- The poet described a paradisaic state of perfect harmony with nature.
Advanced Usage
- "paradisaic innocence": A state of pure, uncorrupted, and blissful innocence, as imagined to exist in paradise before any fall or sin.
- The myth speaks of a time when humans lived in paradisaic innocence.
Variants and Related Words
- Paradisiacal (adj): The most common variant, identical in meaning to "paradisaic."
- They enjoyed the paradisiacal weather of the tropics.
- Paradisal (adj): A slightly less common variant with the same meaning.
- The valley had a paradisal beauty.
- Paradise (n): The noun from which the adjective is derived, meaning a place or state of perfect happiness, beauty, or delight.
- The botanical garden was a paradise for plant lovers.
Synonyms
- Heavenly: Of or like heaven; wonderfully beautiful or pleasing.
- Idyllic: Extremely happy, peaceful, or picturesque.
- Elysian: Relating to or characteristic of heaven or paradise.
- Blissful: Extremely happy; full of joy.
Antonyms
- Infernal: Of or like hell.
- Hellish: Extremely unpleasant or difficult.
- Dreadful: Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness.
Adjective
- relating to or befitting Paradise
- together in that paradisal place
- paradisiacal innocence