U·to·pi·an
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| 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. |
| 4. | an inhabitant of Utopia. |
| 5. | (usually lowercase ) an ardent but impractical political or social reformer; visionary; idealist. |
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n. A zealous but impractical reformer of human society. |
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| utopian | |
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| 1. | of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; "a Utopian novel" |
| 2. | characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes" [ant: dystopian] |
noun | |
| 1. | an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man" |
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Uˈtopian adjective
(of eg plans for benefiting mankind) desirable, but idealistic and impossible
Example: Utopian schemes.
See also: UtopiaExample: Utopian schemes.
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Utopian
U*to"pi*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Utopian
U*to"pi*an\, n. An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. --Hooker.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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