utopie

Etymology

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).

Noun

utopie f

1. utopia

Etymology

From New Latin Ūtopia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌytoːˈpi/

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• Hyphenation: uto‧pie

Noun

utopie f (plural utopies, diminutive utopietje n)

1. Utopia, imaginary society in perfect harmony
2. utopia, unattainable ideal
3. illusion, delusion

Etymology

From New Latin Utopia, the name of a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system in the book Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More. Coined from Ancient Greek οὐ (ou, “not, no”) + τόπος (tópos, “place, region”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.to.pi/
• Homophone: utopies
• Hyphenation: u‧to‧pie

Noun

utopie f (plural utopies)

1. utopia, imaginary society in perfect harmony
2. utopia, unattainable ideal

Further reading

• “utopie” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• toupie

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧to‧pì‧e

Noun

utopie f

1. plural of utopia