fool's paradise
fool's paradise · fools' paradises
A state of happiness due to illusion or false hopeA state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.
More definitions
- an illusory state of wellbeing
Origin
From Middle English foles paradise, folis paradyce, first recorded in the Paston Letters (From Middle English foles paradise, folis paradyce, first recorded in the Paston Letters (1462).
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Forms
plural: fools' paradises| Singular | fool's paradise |
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