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
adverb -ˌdī-
-ˈzī-
ˌpa-rə
Example Sentences
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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
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