- paradisean
- \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|di]sēən, -|dī], ]zē-\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin paradiseus paradisiacal (from Latin paradisus) + English -an: relating to birds of paradise
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
paradisean
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Paradisean — Par a*dis e*an (p[a^]r [.a]*d[i^]s [ e]*an), a. Paradisiacal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paradisean — par·a·dise·an … English syllables
par|a|di|se|an — «PAR uh DY see uhn, PAR uh dih SEE uhn», adjective. 1. like that of paradise; paradisiacal: »After that I see the caravan,…winding among hills of a paradisean green shade (Vladimir Nabokov). 2. of or belonging to the birds of paradise … Useful english dictionary
