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Synonyms

classic, model, quintessential—more at MODEL

par·a·dise noun [ORIGIN: ME paradis, fr. AF, fr. LL paradisus, fr. Gk paradeisos, lit., enclosed park, of Iranian origin]

1 : HEAVEN

2 : a place or state of bliss

Synonyms

Eden, Elysium, heaven, utopia; also dreamland, fairyland, promised land, wonderland; bliss, euphoria, gladness, joy

Antonyms

hell

ecstasy, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, intoxication, rapture, rhapsody, transport—more at ECSTASY

par·a·di·si·a·cal or par·a·dis·i·ac adjective : of, relating to, or resembling paradise

par·a·dox noun : a statement that seems contrary to common sense and yet is perhaps true

— par·a·dox·i·cal adjective

— par·a·dox·i·cal·ly adverb

par·af·fin noun : a waxy substance used esp. for making candles and sealing foods

para·glid·ing noun : the sport of soaring from a slope or cliff using a modified parachute

par·a·gon noun : a model of perfection

Synonyms

beau ideal, classic, exemplar, ideal, model, nonpareil—more at IDEAL

1paragraph noun : a subdivision of a written composition that deals with one point or gives the words of one speaker; also : a character (as ¶) marking the beginning of a paragraph

2paragraph verb : to divide into paragraphs

Par·a·guay·an noun : a native or inhabitant of Paraguay

— Paraguayan adjective

par·a·keet noun : any of numerous usu. small slender parrots with a long graduated tail

para·le·gal adjective : of, relating to, or being a paraprofessional who assists a lawyer

— paralegal noun

Par·a·li·pom·e·non noun : CHRONICLES

par·al·lax noun : the difference in apparent direction of an object as seen from two different points

1parallel adjective [ORIGIN: L parallelus, fr. Gk parallēlos, fr. para beside + allēlōn of one another, fr. allos . . . allos one . . . another, fr. allos other]

1 : lying or moving in the same direction but always the same distance apart

2 : similar in essential parts

Synonyms

akin, alike, analogous, comparable, correspondent, like, similar, such—more at ALIKE

2parallel noun 1 : a parallel line, curve, or surface

2 : one of the imaginary circles on the earth's surface that parallel the equator and mark the latitude

3 : something essentially similar to another

4 : a comparable aspect : SIMILARITY

Synonyms

[3] coordinate, counterpart, equal, equivalent, fellow, like, match, peer, rival—more at EQUAL

[4] correspondence, resemblance, similarity, similitude

3parallel verb 1 : COMPARE

2 : to correspond to

3 : to extend in a parallel direction with

Synonyms

correspond, equal, match—more at MATCH

par·al·lel·ism noun 1 : the quality or state of being parallel

2 : the quality or state of being similar in essential parts

Synonyms

community, correspondence, likeness, resemblance, similarity, similitude—more at SIMILARITY

par·al·lel·o·gram noun : a 4-sided geometric figure with opposite sides equal and parallel

par·a·lyse British variant of PARALYZE

pa·ral·y·sis noun, plural -y·ses : complete or partial loss of function esp. when involving the motion or sensation in a part of the body

— par·a·lyt·ic adjective or noun

par·a·lyze verb -lyzed; -lyz·ing 1 : to affect with paralysis

2 : to make powerless or inactive

— par·a·lyz·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

cripple, disable, hamstring, immobilize, incapacitate, prostrate; also attenuate, debilitate, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken; hobble, lame; maim, mutilate

par·a·me·cium noun, plural -cia also -ciums : any of a genus of slipper-shaped protozoans that move by cilia

para·med·ic also para·med·i·cal noun 1 : a person who assists a physician in a paramedical capacity

2 : a specially trained medical technician licensed to provide a wide range of emergency services before or during transportation to a hospital

para·med·i·cal also para·med·ic adjective : concerned with supplementing the work of trained medical professionals

pa·ram·e·ter noun 1 : a quantity