UTOPIAN

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


Etymology

Adjective

utopian (comparative more utopian, superlative most utopian)

Ideal but often impractical; visionary.

Synonym: utopic

Antonym: dystopian

Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia.

Synonyms

• unrealistic

Antonyms

• imperfect, pragmatic, realistic

Noun

utopian (plural utopians)

Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia.

Anagrams

• opuntia

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• 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



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