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 

-ˌdī-

-ˈzī-

ˌpa-rə

adverb

Examples of paradisiacal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And although the country was under military dictatorship, the Paiva home, in walking distance of a paradisiacal beach, was something of a sanctuary. —Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024

The exhibition, officially titled Rachel Feinstein: The Miami Years, is a hauntingly paradisiacal and unapologetically personal retrospective. —Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2024

Sage Stephens/Palau Visitors Authority Fewer than a dozen liveaboard vessels are permitted to cruise paradisiacal Palau, a string of green jewels set in the crystalline waters of the western Pacific. —Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Nov. 2024

By Jesse Ashlock October 10, 2024 In the seven years since its opening, the beachfront resort Baha Mar has become one of the Bahamas’ premier luxury escapes, offering travelers a paradisiacal getaway just a three-hour flight from New York City. —Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2024

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