paradisiacal

adjective

par·a·di·si·a·cal ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-kəl How to pronounce paradisiacal (audio)

-ˌdī-,

-ˈzī-,

ˌpa-rə-

variants or paradisiac

ˌper-ə-ˈdi-zē-ˌak How to pronounce paradisiacal (audio)

-sē-,

ˌpa-rə--

: of, relating to, or resembling paradise

paradisiacally

ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce paradisiacal (audio)

-ˌdī-

-ˈzī-

ˌpa-rə

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web To stake your claim on the paradisiacal listing, contact representatives at Montage Cay Residences.

Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 July 2022 Located about 30 miles off the Cornish coast, in southwest England, the paradisiacal archipelago is known for its oceanic views, Mediterranean plant life and rocky scenery.

Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 13 Nov. 2021 Vásquez’s work explores the dark undercurrents of our otherwise paradisiacal region.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2021 But Crèvecoeur also perceived unsettling signs of trouble in this seemingly paradisiacal land.

Nathaniel Philbrick, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 The ultimate image of the digital nomad fantasy is often on a paradisiacal beach with palm trees and turquoise water.

Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 Treasures such as paradisiacal beaches and impenetrable jungles, or cities where contemporary modernism from the '50s delights us with their history.

Paula Móvil, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021 Giovanni Biasin’s 1887 panorama of Venice, currently on show at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, is a vast, paradisiacal view of the city.

Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021 Dine at one of their five open air restaurants, go shopping at their on-site Goop store, or snorkel in their crystal clear coral reef—the paradisiacal possibilities are endless.

Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

paradisiac borrowed from Late Latin paradīsiacus, borrowed from Late Greek paradeisiakós, from Greek parádeisos paradise + -iakos, adjective suffix (from -i-, noun stem ending + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic entry 1 after nouns stems ending in -i-); paradisiacal from Late Latin paradīsiacus + -al entry 1, or from paradisiac + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

单词	paradisiacal
释义	paradisiacal adjective par·a·di·si·a·cal ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-kəl -ˌdī-, -ˈzī-, ˌpa-rə- variants or paradisiac ˌper-ə-ˈdi-zē-ˌak -sē-, ˌpa-rə-- : of, relating to, or resembling paradise paradisiacally ˌper-ə-də-ˈsī-ə-k(ə-)lē -ˌdī- -ˈzī- ˌpa-rə adverb Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web To stake your claim on the paradisiacal listing, contact representatives at Montage Cay Residences. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 July 2022 Located about 30 miles off the Cornish coast, in southwest England, the paradisiacal archipelago is known for its oceanic views, Mediterranean plant life and rocky scenery. Sana Noor Haq, CNN, 13 Nov. 2021 Vásquez’s work explores the dark undercurrents of our otherwise paradisiacal region. San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2021 But Crèvecoeur also perceived unsettling signs of trouble in this seemingly paradisiacal land. Nathaniel Philbrick, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 The ultimate image of the digital nomad fantasy is often on a paradisiacal beach with palm trees and turquoise water. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2021 Treasures such as paradisiacal beaches and impenetrable jungles, or cities where contemporary modernism from the '50s delights us with their history. Paula Móvil, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021 Giovanni Biasin’s 1887 panorama of Venice, currently on show at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, is a vast, paradisiacal view of the city. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021 Dine at one of their five open air restaurants, go shopping at their on-site Goop store, or snorkel in their crystal clear coral reef—the paradisiacal possibilities are endless. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2021 See More Word History Etymology paradisiac borrowed from Late Latin paradīsiacus, borrowed from Late Greek paradeisiakós, from Greek parádeisos paradise + -iakos, adjective suffix (from -i-, noun stem ending + -akos, variant of -ikos -ic entry 1 after nouns stems ending in -i-); paradisiacal from Late Latin paradīsiacus + -al entry 1, or from paradisiac + -al entry 1 First Known Use 1632, in the meaning defined above paradisiacal adjective variants or paradisiac as in utopian Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance utopian blissful beatific cosmic angelic angelical galactic transcendental celestial cosmical transcendent stellar unworldly Olympian heavenly empyreal unearthly empyrean supernatural elysian ethereal supernal Antonyms & Near Antonyms hellish infernal earthly sulfurous chthonian chthonic terrestrial worldly mundane plutonian dystopian Tartarean anti-utopian See More
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