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- [par-uh-dahys, -dahyz]
- /ˈpær əˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪz/
- /ˈpær.ə.daɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [par-uh-dahys, -dahyz]
- /ˈpær əˌdaɪs, -ˌdaɪz/
Definitions of paradise word
- noun paradise a town in N California. 1
- noun paradise Christianity: heaven 1
- noun paradise Christianity: Eden 1
- noun paradise perfect place 1
- noun paradise supreme happiness 1
- noun Definition of paradise in Technology Paradise is a subsystem (a set of packages) developed to implement inter-processes, inter-tasks and inter-machine communication for Ada programs under Unix. This subsystem gives the user full access to files, pipes, sockets (both Unix and Internet) and pseudo-devices. Paradise has been ported to Sun, DEC, Sony MIPS, Verdex compiler, DEC compiler, Alsys/Systeam compiler. 1
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Origin of paradise
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English paradīs < Late Latin paradīsus < Greek parádeisos park, pleasure-grounds < Iranian; compare Avestan pairi-daēza enclosure
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Parts of speech for Paradise
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paradise popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
paradise usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paradise
noun paradise
- abraham's bosom — the place where the just repose after death (Luke 16:22)
- afterworld — a world inhabited after death
- arcadia — a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
- bed of roses — If you say that a situation is not a bed of roses, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it seems, and that there are some unpleasant aspects to it.
- bliss — Bliss is a state of complete happiness.
Antonyms for paradise
noun paradise
- hades — Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- imparadise — to enrapture.
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