nirvana

nirvana

noun

Definition of NIRVANA

1

a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations <the spa experience was a week of pure nirvana>

Synonyms forgetfulness, nirvana, obliviousness

Related Words ignorance, incognizance, innocence, insensibility, nescience, unawareness, unconsciousness, unfamiliarity; amnesia, blindness; absentmindedness, absorption, abstraction, inattention, inattentiveness, preoccupation

Near Antonyms memory, recall, recollection, remembrance; alertness, awareness, cognizance, consciousness

2

an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness <the popular fantasy that life as a beachcomber in the South Pacific would be never-ending nirvana>

Synonyms Camelot, Cockaigne, Eden, Elysium, empyrean, fantasyland, heaven, lotusland, never-never land, New Jerusalem, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la, utopia, Zion (also Sion)

Related Words arcadia; dreamland, dreamworld, fairyland, wonderland; blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, euphoria, gladness, joy

Near Antonyms fool's paradise

Antonyms anti-utopia, dystopia, hell