"Edenic" meaning in English

See Edenic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /iːˈdɛnɪk/, /ɪˈdɛnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edenic.wav Forms: more Edenic [comparative], most Edenic [superlative]
Etymology: From Eden + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Eden|ic}} Eden + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} Edenic (comparative more Edenic, superlative most Edenic)
  1. Of or suggesting Eden, the paradise of the Bible. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-Edenic-en-adj-XoPMRipW Disambiguation of People: 65 35 Categories (other): Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54

Noun

IPA: /iːˈdɛnɪk/, /ɪˈdɛnɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Edenic.wav Forms: Edenics [plural]
Etymology: From Eden + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Eden|ic}} Eden + -ic Head templates: {{en-noun}} Edenic (plural Edenics)
  1. One who promotes an Edenic ideal. Synonyms: edenic Translations (of or suggesting Eden): եդեմային (edemayin) (Armenian), եդեմական (edemakan) (Armenian), paradijselijk (Dutch), paradisiaque (French), édénique (French), edénico (Galician), paradiesisch (German), edenico (Italian), edeński (Polish), edénico [Portugal] (Portuguese), edênico [Brazil] (Portuguese), edénico (Spanish), edenlik (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Edenic-en-noun-kVBhaJkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 46 54

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "of or suggesting Eden",
      "word": "edenlik"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Edenic"
}

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