visionary

[ vizh-uh-ner-ee ]
/ ˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr i /
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adjective

noun, plural vi·sion·ar·ies.

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Origin of visionary

First recorded in 1640–50; vision + -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM visionary

vi·sion·ar·i·ness, nounnon·vi·sion·ar·y, adjective, nounun·vi·sion·ar·y, adjective

Words nearby visionary

visible speech, Visigoth, Visine, vision, visional, visionary, vision board, vision cloth, visioned, vision mixer, vision quest
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Words related to visionary

noble, grandiose, idealistic, radical, introspective, ambitious, quixotic, starry-eyed, lofty, seer, prophet, zealot, idealist, dreamer, romantic, theorist, daydreaming, ideal, utopian, dreaming

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British Dictionary definitions for visionary

visionary
/ (ˈvɪʒənərɪ) /

adjective

marked by vision or foresighta visionary leader
incapable of being realized or effected; unrealistic
(of people) characterized by idealistic or radical ideas, esp impractical ones
given to having visions
of, of the nature of, or seen in visions

noun plural -aries

a visionary person

Derived forms of visionary

visionariness, noun
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