paradise

Meanings

Noun

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
(Christianity) the abode of righteous souls after death
The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
A garden where Adam and Eve first lived after being created.
A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.
A very pleasant experience.
An open space within a monastery or adjoining a church, such as the space within a cloister, the open court before a basilica, etc.
A churchyard or cemetery.
The upper gallery in a theatre.
A cake, often as a paradise slice.

Verb

To place (as) in paradise.
To transform into a paradise.
To affect or exalt with visions of happiness.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English paradis, paradise, paradys, from Late Old English paradīs, borrowed from Old French paradis, from Latin paradīsus, from Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *paridayjah. Doublet of parvis. Displaced Old English neorxnawang.

Synonyms

Arcadia, Arcady, Avalon, bewitch, Eden, entrance, Garden of Eden, happy hunting ground, heaven, Heaven, imparadise, kingdom come, nirvana, Peach Blossom Spring, promised land, Shangri-la, Shangri-La, sweet hereafter, utopia

Scrabble Score: 11

paradise is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
paradise is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
paradise is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

paradise is a valid Words With Friends word