paradisiac
/ˌpæɹəˈdɪziæk/
paradisiac adjective: of or like Paradise; heavenly, delightful.
Adjective
paradisiac (comparative more paradisiac, superlative most paradisiac)
- Of or like Paradise; heavenly, delightful.
- the Paradisiac - State of Infant Nature1692, Thomas Burnet, Archæologiæ Philosophicæ
- September 13, 1725, Alexander Pope, letter to Mrs Blount
a paradisiacal scene
- Synonyms:
- paradisiacal
Examples of paradisiac in a sentence
- Quick souls have their intensest life in the first anticipatory sketch of what may or will be, and the pursuit of their wish is the pursuit of that paradisiac vision which only impelled them1866, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], Felix Holt, the Radical […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh; London...
- the paradisiac beauty and simplicity of tropic humanity1850, [Charles Kingsley], Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC:
Synonyms of paradisiac
Forms of paradisiac
| comparative | more paradisiac |
|---|---|
| superlative | most paradisiac |
Origin of paradisiac
From Latin paradīsiacus.
Words formed from paradisiac
Questions about paradisiac
- What does paradisiac mean?
- Paradisiac means of or like Paradise; heavenly, delightful.
- How do you use paradisiac in a sentence?
- Quick souls have their intensest life in the first anticipatory sketch of what may or will be, and the pursuit of their wish is the pursuit of that paradisiac vision which only impelled them
- What part of speech is paradisiac?
- Paradisiac is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce paradisiac?
- Paradisiac is pronounced /ˌpæɹəˈdɪziæk/.
Words near paradisiac in the dictionary
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