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utopian

  • 1 socialismo utópico

    • utopian socialism

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > socialismo utópico

  • 2 utópico

    adj.
    utopian, idealistic, unrealistic, airy-fairy.
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    1 Utopian
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 Utopian
    * * *
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo Utopian
    * * *
    = dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], utopian, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], utopic, airy-fairy.
    Ex. Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
    Ex. The utopian plan was viewed as a reaction to existing conditions.
    Ex. I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.
    Ex. The patterns I am seeking can all be classed, theoretically and speculatively, as expressions of utopic practice.
    Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
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    * mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.
    * utópico perverso = dystopian.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo Utopian
    * * *
    = dreamy [dreamier -comp., dreamiest -sup.], utopian, moony [moonier -comp., mooniest -sup.], utopic, airy-fairy.

    Ex: Puberty, he describes as ' dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

    Ex: The utopian plan was viewed as a reaction to existing conditions.
    Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.
    Ex: The patterns I am seeking can all be classed, theoretically and speculatively, as expressions of utopic practice.
    Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
    * mundo utópico perverso = dystopia.
    * utópico perverso = dystopian.

    * * *
    Utopian
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    utópico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    Utopian
    utópico,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino utopian

    ' utópico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    utópica
    English:
    utopian
    * * *
    utópico, -a adj
    utopian
    * * *
    adj utopian
    * * *
    utópico, -ca adj
    : utopian

    Spanish-English dictionary > utópico

  • 3 utopista

    f. & m.
    1 a dreamer.
    2 utópian schemer.
    3 utopian, utopist, dreamer.
    * * *
    1 Utopian
    * * *
    ADJ SMF Utopian
    * * *
    masculino y femenino Utopian
    * * *
    masculino y femenino Utopian
    * * *
    Utopian

    Spanish-English dictionary > utopista

  • 4 abolicionismo

    m.
    abolitionism (history).
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    1 abolitionism
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    masculino abolitionism
    * * *
    Ex. Except for a narrative on peace, all the others have historical roots in the nineteenth century and include selections on utopian socialism, penal reform, and abolitionism.
    * * *
    masculino abolitionism
    * * *

    Ex: Except for a narrative on peace, all the others have historical roots in the nineteenth century and include selections on utopian socialism, penal reform, and abolitionism.

    * * *
    abolitionism
    * * *
    Hist abolitionism

    Spanish-English dictionary > abolicionismo

  • 5 caníbal

    adj.
    cannibal, cannibalistic.
    f. & m.
    cannibal, man-eater.
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    1 cannibal
    1 cannibal
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=antropófago) cannibal(istic), man-eating
    2) (=feroz) fierce, savage
    2.
    * * *
    I
    a) ( antropófago) cannibal (before n), man-eating
    b) (Col fam) ( bruto)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) ( antropófago) cannibal
    b) (Col fam) ( bruto) savage, monster
    * * *
    = cannibal, cannibalistic, man-eater.
    Ex. The theme of the novel are facing your self and survival on your own in hostile surroundings, this time on a taboo island used by cannibals = El tema de la novela es cómo enfrentarte a ti mismo y sobrevivir en un entorno hostil, esta vez en una isla prohibida para los caníbales.
    Ex. The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
    Ex. Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.
    * * *
    I
    a) ( antropófago) cannibal (before n), man-eating
    b) (Col fam) ( bruto)
    II
    masculino y femenino
    a) ( antropófago) cannibal
    b) (Col fam) ( bruto) savage, monster
    * * *
    = cannibal, cannibalistic, man-eater.

    Ex: The theme of the novel are facing your self and survival on your own in hostile surroundings, this time on a taboo island used by cannibals = El tema de la novela es cómo enfrentarte a ti mismo y sobrevivir en un entorno hostil, esta vez en una isla prohibida para los caníbales.

    Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
    Ex: Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.

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    1 (antropófago) cannibal ( before n), man-eating
    2
    ( Col fam) (bruto): no sea caníbal, así no se hace don't be so rough, that's not the way to do it
    1 (antropófago) cannibal
    2 ( Col fam) (bruto) savage, monster
    * * *

    caníbal sustantivo masculino y femenino ( antropófago) cannibal
    caníbal adjetivo & mf cannibal
    ' caníbal' also found in these entries:
    English:
    cannibal
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    ♦ adj
    cannibalistic
    ♦ nmf
    cannibal
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    I adj cannibal atr
    II m/f cannibal
    * * *
    : cannibalistic
    antropófago: cannibal
    * * *
    caníbal n cannibal

    Spanish-English dictionary > caníbal

  • 6 idilio

    m.
    1 love affair.
    2 idyll, romance, love, idyl.
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    1 literal idyll
    2 familiar romance
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    SM
    1) (=romance) romance, love affair
    2) (Literat) idyll
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    a) (Lit) idyll
    b) ( romance) romance
    * * *
    = idyll.
    Ex. The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
    * * *
    a) (Lit) idyll
    b) ( romance) romance
    * * *

    Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.

    * * *
    poco les duró el idilio con el nuevo jefe ( iró); the honeymoon period with their new boss didn't last long
    2 (romance) romance
    el idilio entre los dos jóvenes the romance between the two young people
    3 ( Lit) idyll
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    idilio sustantivo masculino
    a) (Lit) idyll


    idilio sustantivo masculino
    1 Lit idyll
    2 fig (romance) romance, love affair
    ' idilio' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    liarse
    - romance
    English:
    romance
    - idyll
    - whirl
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    idilio nm
    1. [amoroso] romance;
    vivieron un idilio apasionado they had a passionate romance;
    la crisis puso fin al idilio entre los dos países the crisis put an end to the love affair between the two countries
    2. Lit idyll
    * * *
    m
    1 idyll
    2 ( relación amorosa) romance
    * * *
    idilio nm
    : idyll

    Spanish-English dictionary > idilio

  • 7 lírico

    adj.
    lyrical, lyric.
    m.
    lyric poet.
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    1 lyric, lyrical
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 lyric poet
    * * *
    (f. - lírica)
    adj.
    lyric, lyrical
    * * *
    lírico, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (Literat) lyric(al); (Teat) musical
    2) LAm [persona] full of idealistic plans; [plan, idea] Utopian, fantastic
    2.
    SM / F LAm (=soñador) dreamer, Utopian
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) (Lit) <género/poesía> lyric
    b) (Mús) lyric, lyrical
    c) (Per, RPl fam) < persona> dreamy, starry-eyed (colloq)
    * * *
    Ex. He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) (Lit) <género/poesía> lyric
    b) (Mús) lyric, lyrical
    c) (Per, RPl fam) < persona> dreamy, starry-eyed (colloq)
    * * *

    Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.

    * * *
    lírico1 -ca
    1 ( Lit) ‹género/poesía› lyric
    utiliza un lenguaje lírico he uses lyrical language
    2 ( Mús) lyric, lyrical
    3 (Per, RPl fam) ‹persona› dreamy, starry-eyed ( colloq)
    lírico2 -ca
    masculine, feminine
    (Per, RPl fam) dreamer
    * * *

    lírico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo

    a) (Lit, Mús) lyric

    b) (Per, RPl fam) ‹ persona› dreamy, starry-eyed (colloq)

    lírico,-a adjetivo lyrical
    ' lírico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    lírica
    English:
    lyric
    - lyrical
    * * *
    lírico, -a adj
    1. Lit lyric, lyrical
    2. [musical] musical
    * * *
    adj lyrical
    * * *
    lírico, -ca adj
    : lyric, lyrical

    Spanish-English dictionary > lírico

  • 8 paradisíaco

    adj.
    paradisiacal, paradisiac, blissful, heavenly.
    * * *
    1 heavenly
    * * *
    - ca, paradisiaco -ca adjetivo heavenly
    * * *
    = paradise-like, paradisiac, heavenly.
    Ex. The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
    Ex. Another essential component is the idea of a return to the paradisiac conditions of the primeval era.
    Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
    * * *
    - ca, paradisiaco -ca adjetivo heavenly
    * * *
    = paradise-like, paradisiac, heavenly.

    Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.

    Ex: Another essential component is the idea of a return to the paradisiac conditions of the primeval era.
    Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

    * * *
    heavenly
    * * *
    paradisiaco, -a, paradisíaco, -a adj
    heavenly
    * * *
    adj heavenly

    Spanish-English dictionary > paradisíaco

  • 9 parecido a un paraíso

    (adj.) = paradise-like
    Ex. The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
    * * *
    (adj.) = paradise-like

    Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.

    Spanish-English dictionary > parecido a un paraíso

  • 10 reforma penal

    (n.) = penal reform
    Ex. Except for a narrative on peace, all the others have historical roots in the nineteenth century and include selections on utopian socialism, penal reform, and abolitionism.
    * * *

    Ex: Except for a narrative on peace, all the others have historical roots in the nineteenth century and include selections on utopian socialism, penal reform, and abolitionism.

    Spanish-English dictionary > reforma penal

  • 11 utópica

    adj.
    utopian, chimerically good, ideal.
    * * *

    utópico,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino utopian

    Spanish-English dictionary > utópica

  • 12 antropófago2

    Ex. The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.

    Spanish-English dictionary > antropófago2

  • 13 iluso

    adj.
    1 naive, guileless, deluded, tender-minded.
    2 illusive.
    m.
    dreamer, self-deceiver, utopian, simpleton.
    * * *
    1 naive, gullible
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 naive person, gullible person
    * * *
    iluso, -a
    1.
    ADJ (=crédulo) gullible

    ¡pobre iluso! — poor deluded creature!

    ¡iluso de mí! — silly me!

    2.
    SM / F (=soñador) dreamer

    ¡iluso! — you're hopeful!

    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo naive
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino dreamer

    eres un iluso si crees que va a volver — you're being naive o (colloq) kidding yourself if you think she's going to come back

    * * *
    = starry-eyed, deluded, daydreamer, delusional.
    Ex. It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.
    Ex. On the one hand, Lynch gradually reveals a deluded, modestly talented, aspiring actress failing to achieve more than a stand-in role in her own life.
    Ex. The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.
    Ex. Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    ----
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.
    * * *
    I
    - sa adjetivo naive
    II
    - sa masculino, femenino dreamer

    eres un iluso si crees que va a volver — you're being naive o (colloq) kidding yourself if you think she's going to come back

    * * *
    = starry-eyed, deluded, daydreamer, delusional.

    Ex: It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.

    Ex: On the one hand, Lynch gradually reveals a deluded, modestly talented, aspiring actress failing to achieve more than a stand-in role in her own life.
    Ex: The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.
    Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
    * persona ilusa = daydreamer.

    * * *
    iluso1 -sa
    naive
    ¡no seas tan iluso! don't be so naive!, don't kid yourself! ( colloq), you've got a hope! ( iro)
    iluso2 -sa
    masculine, feminine
    dreamer
    eres un iluso si crees que va a volver you're being naive o living in a dreamworld o ( colloq) kidding yourself if you think she's going to come back
    * * *

    iluso
    ◊ -sa adjetivo

    naive
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    dreamer
    iluso,-a adjetivo easily deceived, gullible

    ' iluso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    ilusa
    English:
    starry
    * * *
    iluso, -a
    ♦ adj
    naive;
    ¡no seas iluso! don't be so naive!
    ♦ nm,f
    naive person, dreamer;
    piensa que le van a subir el sueldo, ¡iluso! he's so naive, he thinks he's going to get a pay Br rise o US raise!;
    eres un iluso si crees que vas a conseguir algo así you're dreaming o kidding yourself if you think you can achieve anything like that
    * * *
    I adj gullible
    II m, ilusa f dreamer
    * * *
    iluso, -sa adj
    : naive, gullible
    iluso, -sa n
    soñador: dreamer, visionary

    Spanish-English dictionary > iluso

  • 14 imaginario

    adj.
    imaginary, fancied, imaginative, utopian.
    m.
    imaginary number, imaginary, pure imaginary number.
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    1 imaginary
    * * *
    (f. - imaginaria)
    adj.
    * * *
    1.
    2. SM
    1) (Literat) imagery
    2) (=imaginación) imagination
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo imaginary
    * * *
    = imaginary, imagined, fictitious, fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA], fictional, hallucinatory, make-believe, fictious, fantastic, fantastical.
    Ex. Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
    Ex. In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
    Ex. Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.
    Ex. This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.
    Ex. No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.
    Ex. Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.
    Ex. This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.
    Ex. Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.
    Ex. He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.
    Ex. Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.
    ----
    * pasado imaginario = imaginary past.
    * * *
    - ria adjetivo imaginary
    * * *
    = imaginary, imagined, fictitious, fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA], fictional, hallucinatory, make-believe, fictious, fantastic, fantastical.

    Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.

    Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
    Ex: Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.
    Ex: This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.
    Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.
    Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.
    Ex: This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.
    Ex: Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.
    Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.
    Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.
    * pasado imaginario = imaginary past.

    * * *
    imaginary
    * * *

    imaginario
    ◊ - ria adjetivo

    imaginary
    imaginario,-a adjetivo imaginary
    número imaginario, imaginary number

    ' imaginario' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    imaginaria
    - unicornio
    English:
    imaginary
    - never-never land
    - shadow-box
    - shadow-boxing
    - fictitious
    * * *
    imaginario, -a
    ♦ adj
    imaginary
    ♦ nm
    [conjunto de imágenes] imagery;
    el imaginario colectivo the collective consciousness
    * * *
    adj imaginary
    * * *
    imaginario, - ria adj
    : imaginary
    * * *
    imaginario adj imaginary

    Spanish-English dictionary > imaginario

  • 15 antropófago

    adj.
    anthropophagous, cannibalistic, man-eating.
    m.
    cannibal, man-eater, anthropophagite.
    * * *
    1 cannibalistic
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 cannibal
    * * *
    antropófago, -a
    1.
    ADJ man-eating antes de s, cannibalistic
    2.
    SM / F cannibal

    antropófagos — anthropophagi frm, cannibals

    * * *
    I
    - ga adjetivo cannibalistic
    II
    - ga masculino, femenino cannibal
    * * *
    I
    - ga adjetivo cannibalistic
    II
    - ga masculino, femenino cannibal
    * * *
    antropófago1

    Ex: The theme of the novel are facing your self and survival on your own in hostile surroundings, this time on a taboo island used by cannibals = El tema de la novela es cómo enfrentarte a ti mismo y sobrevivir en un entorno hostil, esta vez en una isla prohibida para los caníbales.

    antropófago2

    Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.

    * * *
    cannibalistic, anthropophagous
    masculine, feminine
    cannibal
    * * *

    antropófago,-a
    I adjetivo cannibalistic
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino cannibal
    ' antropófago' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    antropófaga
    - caníbal
    English:
    cannibal
    * * *
    antropófago, -a
    ♦ adj
    man-eating, cannibalistic
    ♦ nm,f
    cannibal
    * * *
    m, antropófaga f cannibal
    * * *
    antropófago, -ga adj
    : cannibalistic
    antropófago, -ga n
    caníbal: cannibal

    Spanish-English dictionary > antropófago

  • 16 arbitrista

    f. & m.
    1 schemer, projector, contriver.
    2 armchair politician, idealist, political dreamer, soapbox politician.
    * * *
    1 armchair politician
    * * *
    SMF promoter of crackpot o utopian schemes

    Spanish-English dictionary > arbitrista

  • 17 arbitrista

    • armchair politician
    • idealist
    • political dreamer
    • promoter of unsound financial schemes
    • soapbox politician
    • utopian planner
    • wild-eyed dreamer

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > arbitrista

  • 18 iluso

    • deluded
    • dreamer
    • guileful
    • guilelessness
    • nailpolish enamel
    • naive mistake
    • self-deceit
    • self-deceiving
    • simpleton
    • tender-hearted
    • tender-mouthed
    • utopian

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > iluso

  • 19 sońador

    • daydreamer
    • dreamer
    • dreamy
    • fancier
    • idealist
    • moony
    • quixotic
    • self-deceit
    • self-deceived
    • self-deceiver
    • self-deceiving
    • self-deception
    • tender-hearted
    • tender-mouthed
    • utopian

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sońador

  • 20 utopista

    • dreamer
    • utopian

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > utopista

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  • utopian — [adj] imaginary, ideal abstract, airy, ambitious, arcadian, chimerical, dream, fanciful, fantasy, grandiose, hopeful, idealist, idealistic, ideological, illusory, impossible, impractical, lofty, otherworldly, perfect, piein the sky*, pretentious …   New thesaurus

  • utopian — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ idealistic. ► NOUN ▪ an idealistic reformer. DERIVATIVES utopianism noun …   English terms dictionary

  • utopian — [[t]juːto͟ʊpiən[/t]] utopians 1) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe a plan or idea as utopian, you are criticizing it because it is unrealistic and shows a belief that things can be improved much more than is possible. He was pursuing a… …   English dictionary

  • utopian — I. adjective Usage: often capitalized Date: 1551 1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia; especially having impossibly ideal conditions especially of social organization 2. proposing or advocating impractically ideal social… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • utopian — u|to|pi|an [ ju toupiən ] adjective utopian principles or beliefs are based on the idea that life can be perfect. This is often used for saying that something is not practical or sensible: a utopian ideal/vision/fantasy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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