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View synonyms for fool's paradise
fool's paradise
noun
- a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.
fool's paradise
noun
- illusory happiness
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fool's paradise1
late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75
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Idioms and Phrases
State of delusive contentment or false hope. For example, Joan lived in a fool's paradise, looking forward to a promotion she would never get . This expression was first recorded in 1462.Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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