PARADISE
ADJECTIVES
► EDENIC pert. to Eden or paradise → 1850
► PARADISAL pert. to paradise → c1560
► PARADISEAN pert. to Paradise → 1647
► PARADISIAC pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful → 1632
► PARADISIACAL pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful → 1649
► PARADISIAL pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful → 1800
► PARADISIAN pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful → 1657-83
► PARADISIC pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful → a1745
► PARADISICAL pert. to Paradise, Eden-like; peacefully beautiful → 1649
► PARADISTICAL pert. to paradise → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS
► EDEN a delightful abode or resting-place, a paradise; a state of supreme happiness → a1225
► FIDDLER’S GREEN a sailor’s imaginary paradise; a paradise chiefly characterized by drinking and dancing → 1825 orig. nautical
► INDIAN VALLEY a ‘happy hunting ground’ where jobs are abundant; paradise → 1932 Amer. railroad sl.
► NIGGER HEAVEN a paradise chiefly characterized by drinking and dancing → 1906 Amer. dial., derogatory
► SHANGRI-LA an unearthly paradise; a place of retreat from the worries of modern civilization → M20
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