# fool's paradise

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/fools-paradise
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

A state of happiness due to illusion or false hope.

## Examples

- He's living in a fool's paradise about his chances.
- She was in a fool's paradise, believing the deal would close without any problems.
- The investors dwelt in a fool's paradise, ignoring the warning signs until the market collapsed around them.

## Origin

From Middle English foles paradise, folis paradyce, first recorded in the Paston Letters (1462).

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