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Utopia [juːˈtəʊpɪə] n (Placename) (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (sometimes not capital) any real or imaginary society, place, state, etc., considered to be perfect or ideal [from New Latin Utopia (coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516 as the title of his book that described an imaginary island representing the perfect society), literally: no place, from Greek ou not + topos a place] Utopia See also society. an imaginary place where the conditions and quality of life are unpleasant. The opposite of Utopia. the precepts and opinions of Etienne Cabet and his followers, who settled communistic utopias in the U.S. during the 19th cent., as Nauvoo, Illinois (1849). — Icarian, n., adj. a state in which the worst possible conditions exist in government, society, law, etc. Cf. Utopia. 1. name of an imaginary island; subject and title of a book by Sir Thomas More, that had a perfect political and social system. 2. (l.c.) any ideal place or situation. 1. the views and habits of mind of a visionary or idealist, sometimes beyond realization.
2. impracticable schemes of political and social reform. — utopian, utopianist, utopist, n., adj. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
utopia noun paradise, heaven, Eden, bliss, perfect place, Garden of Eden, Shangri-la, Happy Valley, seventh heaven, ideal life, Erewhon We weren't out to design a contemporary utopia. Translations Utopia n → Utopia nt n Utopia [juːˈtəupiə] an imaginary country that has a perfect social and political system. utopie المَدينَةُ الفاضِلَه утипия Utopie Utopia die Utopie Ουτοπία (φανταστική χώρα με τέλειο κοινωνικό και πολιτικό σύστημα) Utopía Utoopia مدینه فاضله Utopia Utopie אוּטוֹפּיָה आदर्श-राज्य Utopija utópia ºtópía; staðleysa Utopia 理想郷 유토피아 utopija Utopija utopia Utopia idealsamfunnet; utopi, Utopia utopia utopia utopie утопия Utópia Utopija utopija Utopien, Utopia ดินแดนในอุดมคติ düş ülke, ütopya 烏托邦 утопія خيالي ملک جہاں کا نظام بہت اچھا ہو xã hôi không tưởng 乌托邦 adj Uˈtopian (of eg plans for benefiting mankind) desirable, but idealistic and impossible Utopian schemes. utopies يوتوبي: مِثالي لكن خَيالي утопичен utopický utopisk utopisch ιδεατός, ουτοπικός utópico utoopiline آرمانی؛ خیال پردازانه utopistinen utopique אוּטוֹפִּי आदर्श, काल्पनिक utopijski utópisztikus útópískur, draumórakenndur utopistico ユートピア的な 이상적이나 비현실적인 utopiškas, utopinis utopisks utopia utopisch utopisk utopijny utópico utopic утопический utopický utopičen utopijski utopisk เกี่ยวกับดินแดนในอุดมคติ düşsel, hayalî 空想的,過於理想的 утопічний تصور پرستي، بلند خيالي không tưởng, duy tâm 空想的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He wrote so well about that make-believe land that from then till now every one who read Utopia sees the beauty of More's idea. The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognised it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison. Augustine's City of God, of the Utopia of Sir Thomas More, and of the numerous other imaginary States which are framed upon the same model. |
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