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elysian

ely·sian

UK/ɪˈlɪz.i.ən/ US/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/ rare

adjective

1.

relating to the Elysian Fields

2.

resembling paradise; causing happiness

  • “elysian peace”
  • “a paradisal place without work or struggle”
  • “paradisial isles”
  • “an age of paradisiacal happiness”
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3.

of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration

  • “her pies were simply divine”
  • “the divine Shakespeare”
  • “an elysian meal”
  • “an inspired performance”
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Origin

From Latin Elysium (from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion, “Elysium; one of the Elysian Fields”)) + -an (adjective-forming suffix).

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