Utopian
[ju'topɪən]
Definition
(noun.) an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; 'a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man'.
(adj.) characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; 'the dim utopian future'; 'utopian idealists'; 'recognized the utopian nature of his hopes' .
(adj.) of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; 'a Utopian novel' .
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Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness.
(n.) An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Ideal, visionary, fanciful, imaginary, chimerical, unreal, not real, air-drawn, air-built, not actual.
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Definition
adj. imaginary: fanciful: chimerical.—n. one who advocates impracticable reforms or who expects an impossible state of perfection in society.—ns. Utō′pianiser; Utō′pianism; Utō′piast.—adj. Utop′ical (obs.).—ns. U′tōpism utopianism; U′tōpist a utopian.
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Examples
- But this latter Utopian object (in short sleeves) always appeared to be the great inoffensive aim of her existence. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- We imitate, says the guide in the Utopian land, also flights of birds; we have some degree of flying in the air; we have ships and boats for going under water. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I cannot bear the word; it sounds so silly and utopian. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I approve nothing utopian. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- From this Utopian dream arose the Royal Society of London, which received a Royal Charter from Charles II of England in 1662. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Not for him were Utopian visions of world-wide human order, or attempts to realize the _City of God_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For there are utopian proposals made every day which cover about as much of a human being as a beautiful hat does. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- To subjugate devastating disease is no longer a dream; the hope of abolishing poverty is not utopian. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Yet at the end he reminds us that he does not in all respects agree with the customs and opinions of the Utopians which he describes. Plato. The Republic.
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