nirvana
nounHow many syllables in nirvana?
There are 3 syllables in the word nirvana.How to pronounce nirvana:
Definition of nirvana:
- nirvana (noun):
- the ultimate state of spiritual enlightenment and bliss attained by extinction of all desires and individual existence
- (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness.
- the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a) that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
Synonyms for nirvana:
beatification
beatitude
blessedness
blindness
bliss
eden
enlightenment
forgetfulness
heaven
ignorance
innocence
joy
oblivion
obliviousness
paradise
peace
promised land
serenity
shangri-la
tranquillity
unconsciousness
Antonyms for nirvana:
agitation
anti-utopia
apocalypse
armageddon
cataclysm
doomsday
dystopia
gehenna
hell
hell on earth
misery
nightmare
pandemonium
perdition
purgatory
sadness
sorrow
trouble
unhappiness
unutopia
upset
woe
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