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U·to·pi·an

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–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.

[Origin: 1545–55; < NL Utopiānus. See Utopia, -an

]

—Synonyms 3. visionary, idealistic; impracticable.

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adj.

often Utopian Of, relating to, describing or having the characteristics of a Utopia: a Utopian island; Utopian novels.
1. Excellent or ideal but impracticable; visionary: a utopian scheme for equalizing wealth.
2. Proposing impracticably ideal schemes.

n. A zealous but impractical reformer of human society.

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utopian
adjective
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.

Arabic:	يوتوبي: مِثالي لكن خَيالي
Chinese (Simplified):	空想的
Chinese (Traditional):	空想的
Czech:	utopický
Danish:	utopisk
Dutch:	utopisch
Estonian:	utoopiline
Finnish:	utopistinen
French:	utopique
German:	utopisch
Greek:	ιδεατός, ουτοπικός
Hungarian:	utópisztikus
Icelandic:	útópískur, draumórakenndur

Italian:	utopistico
Japanese:	ユートピア的な
Latvian:	utopisks
Lithuanian:	utopiškas, utopinis
Norwegian:	utopisk
Polish:	utopijny
Portuguese (Portugal):	utópico
Russian:	утопический
Slovak:	utopický
Slovenian:	utopičen
Spanish:	utópico
Swedish:	utopisk
Turkish:	düşsel, hayalî

See also: Utopia

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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.

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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.

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