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impractical person

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  • impractical — impracticable, impractical These two words have related meanings to do with the impossibility of doing something, and correspond to the positive forms practicable, practical. Impractical is a relatively recent (19c) word and means the same as… …   Modern English usage

  • Reasonable person — The reasonable person standard is often used legal term that originated in the development of the common law. The reasonable person is a legal fiction which represents a reasoned outlook on a legal question. The perspective of the reasonable man… …   Wikipedia

  • romantic — adj 1. imaginative, original, inventive, creative, poetic; capricious, whimsical, flighty; irresponsible, unstable, unpredictable, quixotic, erratic, irregular, wild; eccentric, odd, strange, bizarre, queer, freakish, freaky; grotesque, mad, wild …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • idealist — /uy dee euh list/, n. 1. a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc. 2. a visionary or impractical person. 3. a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are. 4. a writer or… …   Universalium

  • idealist — i•de•al•ist [[t]aɪˈdi ə lɪst[/t]] n. 1) a person who cherishes or pursues high or noble principles, purposes, or goals 2) a visionary or impractical person 3) a person who represents things as they might or should be rather than as they are 4)… …   From formal English to slang

  • dream|er — «DREE muhr», noun. 1. a person who dreams: »We are the music makers, We are the dreamers of dreams (Arthur O Shaughnessy). 2. Figurative. a person who does not fit his ideas to real conditions; an impractical person; visionary: »a dreamer,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sob sister — noun Date: 1912 1. a journalist who specializes in writing or editing sob stories or other material of a sentimental type 2. a sentimental and often impractical person usually engaged in good works …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • doctrinaire — (n.) 1820, from Fr. doctrinaire impractical person, originally adherent of doctrines (14c.), from L. doctrina (see DOCTRINE (Cf. doctrine)). At first used in the context of French politics, contemptuously applied by rival factions to those who… …   Etymology dictionary

  • crackpot — n. & adj. sl. n. an eccentric or impractical person. adj. mad, unworkable (a crackpot scheme) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Johnny-head-in-air — Johnny headˈ in air or John o dreams noun A dreamy, impractical person • • • Main Entry: ↑John …   Useful english dictionary

  • John o'dreams — Johnny headˈ in air or John o dreams noun A dreamy, impractical person • • • Main Entry: ↑John …   Useful english dictionary

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