u·to·pi·an (y -t  p - n)adj. 1. often Utopian Of, relating to, describing or having the characteristics of a Utopia: a Utopian island; Utopian novels. 2. a. Excellent or ideal but impracticable; visionary: a utopian scheme for equalizing wealth. b. Proposing impracticably ideal schemes. n. A zealous but impractical reformer of human society. |
Utopian [juːˈtəʊpɪən] (sometimes not capital)
adj
of or relating to a perfect or ideal existence
n
an idealistic social reformer
Utopianism n
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| Noun | 1. | Utopian - an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man" |
| Adj. | 1. |  Utopian - of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; "a Utopian novel" |
| 2. | utopian - characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes" perfect - being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish; "a perfect circle"; "a perfect reproduction"; "perfect happiness"; "perfect manners"; "a perfect specimen"; "a perfect day" dystopian - as bad as can be; characterized by human misery; "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global villages"- Susan Sontag |
utopian
adjective
perfect, ideal, romantic, dream, fantasy, imaginary, visionary, airy, idealistic, fanciful, impractical, illusory, chimerical He was pursuing a utopian dream of world prosperity.
noun
dreamer, visionary, idealist, Don Quixote, romanticist Kennedy had no patience with dreamers or liberal utopians.
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