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Utopian

[ yoo-toh-pee-uhn ]
/ yuˈtoʊ pi ən /
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adjective
of, relating to, or resembling Utopia, an idealized imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516).
(usually lowercase) founded upon or involving idealized perfection.
(usually lowercase) given to impractical or unrealistic schemes of such perfection.
noun
an inhabitant of Utopia.
(usually lowercase) an ardent but impractical political or social reformer; visionary; idealist.
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Origin of Utopian

First recorded in 1545–55; from New Latin Ūtopiānus; see origin at Utopia, -an
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British Dictionary definitions for Utopian

Utopian
/ (juːˈtəʊpɪən) sometimes not capital /

adjective
of or relating to a perfect or ideal existence
noun
an idealistic social reformer

Derived forms of Utopian

Utopianism, noun
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