Monday, December 14, 2020

rapturously Happy Look at Paradisiacal

 rapturously
paradisiacally
paradisiacal

felicitously

 

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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-​-​ \

Definition of paradisiacal

: of, relating to, or resembling paradise

 

The result is a paradisiacal structure that bends beams of light and mystifies the mind. Seth Combs Writer, San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Dieo Art Prize winners stand together," 26 Sep. 2020 But beneath this paradisiacal surface lies a host of disturbances both natural and man-made. Nancy Keates, WSJ, "Wealthy Property Owners All Want a Slice of Hawaii’s Kona-Kohala Coast," 27 Feb. 2020 

 

 

First Known Use of paradisiacal

1632, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for paradisiacal

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

 

par·a·di·si·a·cal
/ˈˌperədəˈsīək(ə)l,ˈˌperədəˈzīək(ə)l/
adjective
(of a place or state) ideal or idyllic; heavenly.
"a paradisiacal island in the Bahamas"
 
 

 

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