paradisal

American  

[par-uh-dahy-suhl, -zuhl] / ˌpær əˈdaɪ səl, -zəl /

adjective

1. paradisiacal.

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paradisal British  

/ ˌpærədɪˈsaɪəkəl, ˌpærəˈdaɪsəl, ˌpærəˈdɪsɪˌæk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling paradise

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Etymology

Origin of paradisal

First recorded in 1550–60; paradise + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Childs’ exalted use of dance and Kosky’s dazzling theatrical imagination may have moved us into a sleeker, more sophisticated and paradisal Glassian realm, but the sheer passion McDermott and Stasevska bring continues its own attraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

What with its paradisal weather and a certain ethical looseness when it comes to the rich and famous, Florida has always been a desirable location for the well-heeled disreputable.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2021

But here it is: “Georgia O’Keeffe: Visions of Hawaiʻi,” 17 eye-popping paradisal paintings, produced in a nine-week visit in 1939, and now on display at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, through Oct.

From New York Times • May 24, 2018

Sixteen-year-old Namima and her elder sister Kamikuu live on a teardrop-shaped paradisal island far off the south-east coast of Yamato, the old name for Japan.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2013

She knew him for John, her son, but fancied him an intruder into that paradisal Malpais where she had been spending her soma-holiday with Pope.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley