Dictionary

utopianism en · NOUN

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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English utopianism From utopian + -ism.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.
   • In this solid account of the calamitous effect of dry utopianism on New York City, Lerner explains how the Prohibition amendment was passed and why its execution failed. 2007 March 11, Pete Hamill, “Raging Thirst”, in New York Times:
   • Barack Obama in 2008 was probably the last western leader to capture this sentiment, with his slogan “Hope and change”. […] That shared utopianism allowed tech leaders to bond with political leaders. 2025 October 11, Simon Kuper, “A utopian future is still, just about, possible”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:

Forms

Deriveds

cyberutopianism · libertopianism · techno-utopianism

Translations (5)

cs utopismus (the belief in a system for an ideal society) · id utopianisme (the belief in a system for an ideal society) · de Utopismus (the belief in a system for an ideal society) · ro utopism (the belief in a system for an ideal society) · ga útóipeachas (the belief in a system for an ideal society)