What is "fool's paradise"

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.

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.

   Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools.
   --Milton.

   Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
   --Franklin.

3. (Script.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person.

   The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.
   --Ps. xiv. 1.

4. One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.

   Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?
   --Milton.

   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 ( [AE]thusa 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 the buffoon; to act a foolish part. ``I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.''
   --1 Sam. xxvi. 21.

Paradise \Par"a*dise\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]s), n. [OE. & F. paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise, fr. Zend pairida[=e]za an inclosure; pairi around (akin to Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear, and E. dough. Cf. Parvis.]

1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed after their creation.

2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.

   To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
   --Luke xxiii. 4

3. It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise.
   --Longfellow.

   3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight; hence, a state of happiness.

   The earth Shall be all paradise.
   --Milton.

   Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.
   --Beaconsfield.

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.

5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.]
   --Oxf. Gloss.

   Fool's paradise. See under Fool, and Limbo.

   Grains of paradise. (Bot.) See Melequeta pepper, under Pepper.

   Paradise bird. (Zo["o]l.) 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 ( Epimachin[ae]) 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 (Zo["o]l.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish ( Macropodus viridiauratus) having very large fins. It is often kept alive as an ornamental fish.

   Paradise flycatcher (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

   Paradise whidah bird. (Zo["o]l.) See Whidah.

n. (context idiomatic English) A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.

n. an illusory state of wellbeing

Fool's Paradise is a 1921 American silent romance film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. The film stars Dorothy Dalton and Conrad Nagel and was based on the short story "Laurels and the Lady" by Leonard Merrick.

"Fool's Paradise" is a single released in 1996 by Welsh singer Donna Lewis taken from her debut album, Now in a Minute.

Fool's Paradise is a 2006 album recorded by The Head Cat, a collaboration between Lemmy of Motörhead, Slim Jim Phantom (of The Stray Cats), and Danny B. Harvey. It features covers of mostly classic 1950s songs.

While there is nothing groundbreaking in this recording, the 1950s songs that are chosen (penned by likes of Buddy Holly and members of his group) are played "commendably", keeping close to the original versions with restraint. The album received less praise from other critics.

Fool's Paradise is the first major studio album released by Christian alternative rock band Monday Morning. It was released on August 30, 2005 through Selectric Records. The album features their single "Wonder of It All (Next Year)", which was the 9th most played song on Christian contemporary hit radio in 2006.

Fool's Paradise may refer to:

• Fool's Paradise (film), a 1921 film
• Fool's Paradise (The Head Cat album), 2006
• Fool's Paradise (Monday Morning album), 2005
• "Fool's Paradise", a 1955 song by Johnny Fuller, Robert Geddins, and David Rosenbaum (listed as David Avid), first recorded by Johnny Fuller and covered in 1955 by Charles Brown, in 1963 on the album Night Beat by Sam Cooke, and in 1970 by Mose Allison
• "Fool's Paradise", a 1956 song by Eddie Cochran and Hank Cochran with Jerry Capehart
• "Fool's Paradise", a 1958 song by Norman Petty, Horace Linsley, and Sonny LeGlaire, recorded by Buddy Holly
• "Fool's Paradise" (song), a 1996 song by Welsh singer Donna Lewis
• "Fool's Paradise", a 1986 song by Meli'sa Morgan
• "Fool's Paradise", a 1972 song by The Sylvers

Fool's Paradise is a chamber opera for children in one act composed by Ofer Ben-Amots with a libretto by the composer based on the short story of the same name by Isaac Bashevis Singer. The opera premiered at the Odeon theatre in Vienna in November 1994.