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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUtopian
/juˈtoʊ.pi.ən/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Modelled on or aiming for a state in which everything is perfect; idealistic.
"The community was founded on utopian principles of shared labor and total equality."
- 1
An idealistic person who advocates for or aims to establish a state of ideal perfection.
"He was dismissed as a naive utopian who ignored the harsh realities of human nature."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'utopian' derives from the Greek 'ou-topos', meaning 'no place', and was popularized by Sir Thomas More in his 1516 work 'Utopia', which depicted an ideal society. Over time, the term evolved to describe any visionary or idealistic concept of a perfect society.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Utopian" is said worldwide
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utopique
Transliteration: /y.tɔ.pik/
"Ses projets de réforme sociale semblaient tout à fait utopiques."
utopisch
Transliteration: /uˈtoːpɪʃ/
"Sie verfolgte eine utopische Vision einer weltweiten gerechten Gesellschaft."
utopistico
Transliteration: /utoˈpistiko/
"Le sue idee politiche erano considerate troppo utopistiche."
utópico
Transliteration: /uˈtopiko/
"El activista presentó un plan utópico para erradicar la pobreza."
utópico
Transliteration: /uˈtɔ.pi.ku/
"Eles buscavam um modelo utópico de desenvolvimento sustentável."
काल्पनिक आदर्शवादी
Transliteration: kalpanik aadarshvadi
"उसकी योजनाएं बहुत काल्पनिक और आदर्शवादी लगती थीं।"
乌托邦式的
Transliteration: wū tuō bāng shì de
"他们建立了一个乌托邦式的理想公社。"
유토피아적인
Transliteration: yutopiajeok-in
"그 소설은 유토피아적인 미래 사회를 묘사하고 있다."
ユートピア的
Transliteration: yūtopia-teki
"彼の提案は現実離れしたユートピア的なものだった。"
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