U·to·pi·an

[yoo-toh-pee-uhn]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or resembling Utopia.
2.
( usually lowercase ) founded upon or involving idealized perfection.
3.
( usually lowercase ) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection.
noun
4.
an inhabitant of Utopia.
5.
( usually lowercase ) an ardent but impractical political or social reformer; visionary; idealist.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1545–55; < Neo-Latin Utopiānus. See Utopia, -an


3. visionary, idealistic; impracticable.
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Utopian (juːˈtəʊpɪən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  of or relating to a perfect or ideal existence
 
n
2.  an idealistic social reformer
 
U'topianism
 
n

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