Eden

noun

ˈē-dᵊn 

1

: paradise sense 2

2

: the garden where according to the account in Genesis Adam and Eve first lived

3

: a place of pristine or abundant natural beauty

Edenic

i-ˈde-nik 

ē-

adjective

Synonyms

• Camelot
• Cockaigne
• Elysium
• empyrean
• fantasyland
• heaven
• lotusland
• never-never land
• New Jerusalem
• nirvana
• paradise
• promised land
• Shangri-la
• utopia
• Zion
• Sion

Examples of Eden in a Sentence

The new store is an Eden for book lovers.

some of the first Europeans to explore Polynesia thought that they had indeed discovered a tropical Eden

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Hebrew ʽĒdhen

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Eden

• Garden of Eden
• the Garden of Eden

Kids Definition

Eden

noun

ˈēd-ᵊn 

1

: paradise sense 3

2

: the garden where according to the Bible Adam and Eve first lived

Biographical Definition

Eden

biographical name

ˈē-dᵊn 

(Robert) Anthony 1897–1977 Earl of Avon ˈā-vən  English statesman; prime minister (1955–57)