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Meaning of 'utopian' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Utopian [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness.
2 . Utopian [ n.]
- An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist.

Meaning of 'utopian' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . utopian [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer
Example in sentence:
  • a Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man
2 . utopian [ a]
Meaning (2):
- of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia
Example in sentence:
  • a Utopian novel
Meaning (3):
- characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection
Example in sentence:
  • recognized the utopian nature of his hopes;
  • the dim utopian future;
  • utopian idealists

Nearby Words:

utopia utopianism utopianist utopical utopist

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