fool's paradise

noun

1. a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.

fool's paradise

noun

1. illusory happiness

Word History and Origins

Origin of fool's paradise¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75

Idioms and Phrases

State of delusive contentment or false hope. For example, Joan lived in a fool's paradise, looking forward to a promotion she would never get . This expression was first recorded in 1462.

Example Sentences

At others, I yield to a fools paradise and delude myself with impossible solutions that deceive me but for an hour.

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It saves us from building castles in the air or living in a fools paradise.

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Let it be so; a fools paradise, but still for me a paradise.

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She would have given you a brief fools paradise, said that devil.

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His under-current of common sense told him that he had again entered a fools paradise.

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