eldorado
Dreamed-of riches
Eldorado is an imagined place of fabulous wealth or opportunity.
The name comes from Spanish for "the gilded one," originally a legendary South American city of gold that lured conquistadors and explorers.
Now it describes any place where riches or success seem guaranteed: Silicon Valley was the eldorado for tech entrepreneurs.
Often capitalized El Dorado.
Mythical sunken island
- Shangri-LaFictional Himalayan utopia
- UtopiaImagined perfect society
- AvalonMystical island of lore
- CamelotLegendary British royal seat
Xanadu · Arcadia · Nirvana · Orinoco · promised land · paradise · fabled · legendary
Seeking journey for something
- dreamSleeping mind's narrative
- searchAct of seeking
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
obsession · longing · chase · Holy Grail · pipe dream · fool's errand · futility · elusive
Spanish colonial soldier-explorer
- SpaniardNative of Iberia's larger country
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- questSeeking journey for something
discovery · Amazon · Orinoco · South America · Incas · treasure · plunder · colonial
Atlantis
Mythical sunken island
- Shangri-LaFictional Himalayan utopia
- UtopiaImagined perfect society
- AvalonMystical island of lore
Camelot · Xanadu · Arcadia · Nirvana · Orinoco · promised land · paradise · fabled · legendary · illusory
quest
Seeking journey for something
aspiration · obsession · longing · chase · Holy Grail · pipe dream · fool's errand · futility · elusive · unattainable
conquistador
Spanish colonial soldier-explorer
- SpaniardNative of Iberia's larger country
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
quest · discovery · Amazon · Orinoco · South America · Incas · treasure · plunder · colonial · sixteenth century
gold
Element seventy-nine
abundance · opulence · prosperity · bounty · affluence · jackpot · bonanza · windfall · motherlode · lucre
eldoradowasteland
Uninhabitable barren region
slum · poorhouse · destitution · penury · dust bowl
eldoradoharsh reality
Uncomfortable actual circumstances
fool's errand · dead end · wild goose chase · disillusionment · reality
- Cadillac EldoradoPremium American touring car