utopian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /juˈtoʊ.pi.ən/ (General-American)
- /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek οὐ (ou) Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) New Latin Ūtopiader. English utopia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English utopian From utopia + -an.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia.
The world we lived in was wide, and most of it was open to us with little trouble. Roads, railways, and shipping lines laced it, ready to carry one thousands of miles safely and in comfort. If we wanted to travel more swiftly still, and could afford it, we traveled by airplane. There was no need for anyone to take weapons or even precautions in those days. You could go just as you were to wherever you wished, with nothing to hinder you - other than a lot of forms and regulations. A world so tamed sounds utopian now.
1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 27:utopian happiness
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Ideal but often impractical; visionary.
a utopian project
The Great Society was never, in my mind, just a visionary utopian ideal. I considered it a realistic outline of what this nation could achieve in a limited period of time if we marshaled our will and committed our resources.
1971, Lyndon Johnson, The Vantage Point, Holt, Reinhart & Winston, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 104:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utopian | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more utopian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most utopian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
imperfect · realistic · pragmatic · dystopian · dystopian
Deriveds
utopianise · utopian socialism · utopianism · nonutopian · libertopian · utopianly · cyberutopian · techno-utopian · utopianistic · utopianist · antiutopian · utopian socialist · utopianize · technoutopian
Relateds
Synonyms
visionary · utopic · unrealistic
Translations (27)
ga útóipeach (of or pertaining to a utopia) · pt utópico (of or pertaining to a utopia) · de utopisch (of or pertaining to a utopia) · el ουτοπικός (of or pertaining to a utopia) · yi אוטאָפּיש (of or pertaining to a utopia) · it utopistico (of or pertaining to a utopia) · lt utopiškas (of or pertaining to a utopia) · ru утопи́ческий (of or pertaining to a utopia) · nn utopisk (of or pertaining to a utopia) · da utopisk (of or pertaining to a utopia) · fi utopinen (of or pertaining to a utopia) · cmn 空想的 (of or pertaining to a utopia) · fi utopistinen (of or pertaining to a utopia) · kk утопиялық (of or pertaining to a utopia) · et utoopiline (of or pertaining to a utopia) · nl utopisch (of or pertaining to a utopia) · ka უტოპიური (of or pertaining to a utopia) · cs utopický (of or pertaining to a utopia) · nb utopisk (of or pertaining to a utopia) · eo utopia (of or pertaining to a utopia) · cmn 烏托邦的 /乌托邦的 (of or pertaining to a utopia) · bg утопи́чен (of or pertaining to a utopia) · ca utòpic (of or pertaining to a utopia) · fa-ira آرمانشهری (of or pertaining to a utopia) · es utópico (of or pertaining to a utopia) · ar طُوبَاوِيّ (of or pertaining to a utopia) · fr utopique (of or pertaining to a utopia)