a state of enjoyment based on false beliefs or hopes; a state of illusory happiness.
Origin
1425-75;late Middle English
Examples from the web for fool's paradise
In a sense, the report notes, humanity has been living in the meteorological equivalent of a fool's paradise.
British Dictionary definitions for fool's paradise
fool's paradise
noun
1.
illusory happiness
Idioms and Phrases with fool's paradise
fool's paradise
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.