utopian
(adjective) characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; “the dim utopian future”; “utopian idealists”; “recognized the utopian nature of his hopes”
utopian, Utopian
(adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; “a Utopian novel”
utopian, Utopian
(adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; “a Utopian novel”
Utopian
(noun) an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; “a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
utopian (comparative more utopian, superlative most utopian)
Ideal but often impractical; visionary.
Synonym: utopic
Antonym: dystopian
Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia.
• unrealistic
• imperfect, pragmatic, realistic
utopian (plural utopians)
Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia.
• opuntia
Utopian (plural Utopians)
A person from Utopia, a fictional island, possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system from Thomas More 1516 treatise of the same name.
• opuntia
Source: Wiktionary
U*to"pi*an, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness.
U*to"pi*an, n.
Definition: An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
