paradise
/ˈpærədaɪs/noun
उच्चारण पैरडाइस
स्वर्ग, जन्नत
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[U]
(in some religions) a perfect place where good people are believed to go after they die
स्वर्ग, जन्नत
- Believers hope to enter paradise after death.
- Many believe the virtuous will reach paradise in the next life.
- The priest spoke of paradise as a place of peace and light.
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- Many stories describe paradise as a garden without sorrow.
- She believed her grandmother had gone to paradise.
Synonyms heaven the hereafter
Opposite hell
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[C]
a place that is extremely beautiful or that provides everything you need
स्वर्ग जैसी जगह, आनंद-स्थल
- Kerala's backwaters are a paradise for tourists.
- a bird-watcher's paradise
- The island is a paradise for divers and nature lovers.
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- Kashmir has long been described as paradise on earth.
- For children, a toy shop is paradise.
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[U]
a state of perfect happiness
परम सुख की अवस्था
- A week in the hills with no phone was pure paradise.
- For bookworms like my sister, the old library was paradise on a rainy day.
- After the hard exams, the holiday felt like paradise.
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- He found paradise in a quiet cup of tea on the balcony.
- To a hungry traveller, a hot meal was sheer paradise.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
paradise (uncountable / a paradise)
As a religious idea, paradise is used without an article; for a lovely place, a paradise.
धार्मिक अर्थ में 'paradise' बिना article के आता है; सुंदर स्थान के अर्थ में 'a paradise' कहा जाता है।
- Many faiths describe paradise as a place of peace.
- The island is a paradise for divers.
a paradise for sb / a paradise of sth
Use for before the group that enjoys the place, and of before the thing it is full of.
जो समूह स्थान का आनंद ले, उसके लिए 'for' और जिस चीज़ से वह भरा हो, उसके लिए 'of' आता है।
- Goa is a paradise for beach lovers.
- The market is a paradise of spices.
paradise on earth
The fixed phrase heaven or paradise on earth has no article before earth.
स्थिर प्रयोग 'paradise on earth' में earth से पहले article नहीं आता।
- Kashmir is often called paradise on earth.
paradise vs heaven
Heaven is the religious place; paradise can also be a beautiful earthly place, and in some religions the garden of the blessed.
'Heaven' धार्मिक स्थान है; 'paradise' सुंदर सांसारिक स्थान भी हो सकता है और कुछ धर्मों में पुण्यात्माओं का उद्यान।
- For Radhika, a quiet library is paradise.
+Collocations 4
adjective + paradise
tropicalearthlyshoppers'birdwatchers'natural
- The Sundarbans are a birdwatchers' paradise.
paradise + noun
islandgardenbirdbeachfound
- They spent their honeymoon on a paradise island.
verb + paradise
findreachcallloseregain
- Travellers called the valley paradise.
paradise + for
for childrenfor trekkersfor foodiesfor cricket fans
- The old city is a paradise for foodies.
“More examples 5
- The hill station seemed a paradise after the hot plains.
तपते मैदानों के बाद पर्वतीय स्थल स्वर्ग जैसा लगा।
- Kerala's backwaters are a paradise for tourists.
केरल के बैकवॉटर पर्यटकों के लिए स्वर्ग हैं।
- Radhika found paradise in a plate of hot jalebis.
राधिका को गरम जलेबियों की प्लेट में स्वर्ग का आनंद मिला।
- The garden was a paradise of roses and jasmine.
बगीचा गुलाब और चमेली का स्वर्ग था।
- Paradise Lost is a famous poem by Milton.
'पैराडाइज़ लॉस्ट' मिल्टन की प्रसिद्ध कविता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Kashmir is a paradise of tourists.
✓ Kashmir is a paradise for tourists.
Paradise for names the group that enjoys the place.
जो समूह स्थान का आनंद ले, उसके लिए 'paradise for' आता है।
✗ He called the valley a paradise in the earth.
✓ He called the valley a paradise on earth.
The phrase is paradise on earth.
वाक्यांश 'paradise on earth' है।
✗ The island is a bird's paradize.
✓ The island is a birds' paradise.
The spelling is paradise, ending in -ise.
सही वर्तनी 'paradise' है, जो -ise पर समाप्त होती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
par·a·dise
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A fool's paradise (happiness based on false hopes).
Collocation 'a fool's paradise' का अर्थ 'झूठी आशाओं पर टिकी खुशी' है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A place of perfect happiness (also heaven, Eden, utopia); its opposite is hell.
'पूर्ण सुख की जगह' के लिए यह शब्द (या heaven, Eden, utopia) आता है; इसका विपरीत hell है।
General knowledge
Literature: Milton's 'Paradise Lost'.
साहित्य में Milton का 'Paradise Lost' आता है।