Paradisiac
/ˌpær.əˈdɪs.i.æk/noun
Relating to or resembling paradise; blissful or heavenly.
Did you know?Paradise entered English through Greek and Persian, and the original Persian idea was not heaven in the clouds but a royal enclosed park—so the word’s magic began as a guarded earthly garden.
Etymological Timeline
Old Persian
OPers
*paridaida-
“An enclosed park or walled royal garden.”
Avestan
Avestan
pairi.daēza-
“A fence or enclosure, especially a walled garden.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
παράδεισος (parádeisos)
“A park, orchard, or enclosed garden.”
Late Latin
Latin
paradisus
“A paradise or Garden of Eden.”
Old French
Old French
paradis
“Paradise; the blissful abode of the blessed.”
Middle English
English
paradis
“Paradise, especially Heaven.”
Modern English
English
paradisiac
“Paradise-like; blissfully beautiful or heavenly.”
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