utopian
See also: Utopian
English
Etymology
From Utopia, a term coined by Sir Thomas More in his work of the same title, from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place”).
Adjective
utopian (comparative more utopian, superlative most utopian)
- Ideal but often impractical; visionary.
- a utopian project
- of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
- utopian happiness
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ideal but often impractical; visionary
Noun
utopian (plural utopians)
- Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia.
- 2007 June 29, Michiko Kakutani, “The Cult of the Amateur”, in New York Times:
- Digital utopians have heralded the dawn of an era in which Web 2.0 […] ushers in the democratization of the world: more information, more perspectives, more opinions, more everything, and most of it without filters or fees.
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utopian
- Genitive singular form of utopia.
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