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lotusland • LOH-tuhs-land • (noun)
1 : a place inducing contentment especially by offering an idyllic living situation
*2 : a state or an ideal marking contentment often achieved through self-indulgence
Example sentence:
Lynn believed that if she earned enough money, she could buy herself peace in her own personal lotusland.
Did you know?
In the Odyssey, Odysseus and his men discover a magical land of lotus eaters. Some of the sailors eat the delicious "lotus" and forget about their homeland, pleading to stay forever in this "lotusland." (It is likely that the lotus in question was a real plant, the jujube, whose sweet juice is used in candy making and which has given its name to a popular fruity candy.) The label "lotusland" is now applied to any place resembling such an ideal of perfection, but it also carries connotations of indolence and self-indulgence, possibly derived from the way the sailors refused to work once they reached the original lotusland. The dreamy unreality of a lotusland is a nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there.
* Today's word was brought to you by the letter L and the number 13. And the fine folks at Merriam Websters Word Of The Day (www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/mwwod.pl)