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fools' paradises

fools' paradises is the plural of fool's paradise.

Meaning of fool's paradise

Noun

fool's paradise (plural fools' paradises)

  1. (idiomatic) A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.
    • Now, afore God, I am so vexed, that every part about me quivers. Scurvy knave! Pray you, sir, a word: and as I told you, my young lady bade me inquire you out; what she bade me say, I will keep to myself: but first let me tell ye, if ye should lead her into a fool's paradise, as they say, it were a...1592, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

Questions about fools' paradises

What is fools' paradises the plural of?
Fools' paradises is the plural of fool's paradise.

Words near fools' paradises in the dictionary

  1. fools rush in where angels fear to tread
  2. fools to themselves
  3. fools up
  4. fools with
  5. fools' errands
  6. fools' paradises
  7. foolscap
  8. foolscaps
  9. foolscreen
  10. foolship
  11. foolships

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