paradise
The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
Noun 4 meanings
The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
“Living in paradise comes with a price.”
A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
“Near-synonym: rose garden”
An ideal place for a specified type of person, activity, etc.
“a shoppers’ paradise”
A very pleasant experience.
Verb 1 meaning
To place (as) in paradise.
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.
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PARADISE at a glance
PARADISE has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (P 3 + A 1 + R 1 + A 1 + D 2 + I 1 + S 1 + E 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,434 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with paradise
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