Meaning of UTOPIAN
| Pronunciation: | | yoo'towpeeun
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- [n] an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"
- [adj] being the best possible; characterized by ideal perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian nature of his hopes"
- [adj] pertaining to or resembling Utopia; "a Utopian novel"
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| | Synonyms: | | airy, ideal, idealistic, impractical, visionary |
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| | See Also: | | crusader, meliorist, perfect, reformer, reformist | |
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\U*to"pi*an\, a.
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.
An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the
perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an
optimist. --Hooker.
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