[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fool \fool\, n. oe. fol, n.  adj., f. fol, fou, foolish, mad;
   a fool, prob. fr. l. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated
   ball; perh. akin to e. bellows. cf. folly, follicle.
   1. one destitute of reason, or of the common powers of
      understanding; an idiot; a natural.
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   2. a person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or
      pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one
      without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.
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            extol not riches, then, the toil of fools. --milton.
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            experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn
            in no other.                          --franklin.
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   3. script. one who acts contrary to moral and religious
      wisdom; a wicked person.
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            the fool hath said in his heart, there is no god.
                                                  --ps. xiv. 1.
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   4. one who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or
      buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed
      fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.
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            can they think me . . . their fool or jester?
                                                  --milton.
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   april fool, court fool, etc. see under april, court,
      etc.

   fool's cap, a cap or hood to which bells were usually
      attached, formerly worn by professional jesters.

   fool's errand, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure
      or undertaking.

   fool's gold, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in
      color.

   fool's paradise, a name applied to a limbo see under
      limbo popularly believed to be the region of vanity and
      nonsense. hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain
      self-satistaction.

   fool's parsley bot., an annual umbelliferous plant
      aethusa cynapium resembling parsley, but nauseous and
      poisonous.

   to make a fool of, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to
      shame. colloq.

   to play the fool, to act foolishly; to act the buffoon; to
      act a foolish part. "i have played the fool, and have
      erred exceedingly." --1 sam. xxvi. 21.
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see also:
folly follicle april fool court fool april court 
fool's cap fool's errand fool's gold fool's paradise limbo 
fool's parsley aethusa cynapium to make a fool of to play the fool 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

paradise \par"adise\ pa^r".adimacs, n. oe.  f.
   paradis, l. paradisus, fr. gr. para`deisos park, paradise,
   fr. zend pairida=eza an inclosure; pairi around akin to
   gr. peri` + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. skr. dih to smear,
   and e. dough. cf. parvis.
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   1. the garden of eden, in which adam and eve were placed
      after their creation.
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   2. the abode of sanctified souls after death.
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            to-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --luke
                                                  xxiii. 43.
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            it sounds to him like her mother's voice,
            singing in paradise.                  --longfellow.
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   3. a place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;
      hence, a state of happiness.
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            the earth
            shall be all paradise.                --milton.
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            wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.
                                                  --beaconsfield.
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   4. arch. an open space within a monastery or adjoining a
      church, as the space within a cloister, the open court
      before a basilica, etc.
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   5. a churchyard or cemetery. obs. --oxf. gloss.
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   fool's paradise. see under fool, and limbo.

   grains of paradise. bot. see melequeta pepper, under
      pepper.

   paradise bird. zool. same as bird of paradise. among
      the most beautiful species are the superb lophorina
      superba; the magnificent diphyllodes magnifica; and
      the six-shafted paradise bird parotia sefilata. the
      long-billed paradise birds epimachinae also include
      some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired
      paradise bird seleucides alba, which is black, yellow,
      and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,
      ending in long, slender filaments. see bird of paradise
      in the vocabulary.

   paradise fish zool., a beautiful fresh-water asiatic fish
      macropodus viridiauratus having very large fins. it is
      often kept alive as an ornamental fish.

   paradise flycatcher zool., any flycatcher of the genus
      terpsiphone, having the middle tail feathers extremely
      elongated. the adult male of terpsiphone paradisi is
      white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested.

   paradise grackle zool., a very beautiful bird of new
      guinea, of the genus astrapia, having dark velvety
      plumage with brilliant metallic tints.

   paradise nut bot., the sapucaia nut. see sapucaia nut.
      local, u. s.

   paradise whidah bird. zool. see whidah.
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see also:
parvis fool's paradise fool limbo grains of paradise melequeta pepper 
pepper paradise bird bird of paradise lophorina superba diphyllodes magnifica 
parotia sefilata epimachinae seleucides alba paradise fish macropodus viridiauratus 
paradise flycatcher terpsiphone terpsiphone paradisi paradise grackle astrapia 
paradise nut sapucaia nut paradise whidah bird whidah 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

fool's paradise
     n : an illusory state of wellbeing

Fools Paradise >> F Words
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Paradise >> P Words
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Paradise Bird >> P Words
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Fools Gold >> F Words
Fools Gold, definition of term: Fools Gold
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Fools Errand >> F Words
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April Fools >> A Words
April Fools, definition of term: April Fools
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