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Meaning of 'visionary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Visionary [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
- Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities.
- Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.
2 . Visionary [ n.]
- One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.
- One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.

Meaning of 'visionary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . visionary [ s]
Meaning (1):
- not practical or realizable; speculative
Example in sentence:
  • airy theories about socioeconomic improvement;
  • visionary schemes for getting rich