paradise

par-a-dise · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An ideal or idyllic place or state; a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.

  2. 2.

    (in religious contexts) Heaven; the ultimate abode of the righteous.

  3. 3.

    The Garden of Eden, as described in the Bible.

Forms

plural: paradises

Related words

Antonyms: dystopia, hell, inferno
See also: eden, heaven, utopia
Synonyms: eden, heaven, utopia

Etymology

From Greek paradeisos (park, paradise), from Old Persian pairidaeza (enclosure, park).