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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUtopist
/ˈjuː.tə.pɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who envisions, proposes, or believes in an ideally perfect society or system.
"The political philosopher was regarded by his contemporaries as an impractical utopist."
- 1
Characteristic of or pertaining to the creation of ideal, unrealizable schemes for social reform.
"Her utopist vision failed to account for complex economic realities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English noun 'utopia' (coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516 from Greek 'ou-' meaning 'not' and 'topos' meaning 'place') combined with the agent suffix '-ist'. The term emerged in the early 19th century to describe individuals who envision or advocate for an ideally perfect sociopolitical state.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Utopist" is said worldwide
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utopiste
Transliteration: /y.tɔ.pist/
"Il est connu comme un utopiste convaincu."
Utopist
Transliteration: /utoˈpɪst/
"Der Utopist träumte von einer perfekten Gesellschaft."
utopista
Transliteration: /utoˈpista/
"Quel pensatore è considerato un utopista."
utopista
Transliteration: /utoˈpista/
"El utopista propuso un modelo de ciudad ideal."
utopista
Transliteration: /u.toˈpis.tɐ/
"Ele era um utopista que buscava a justiça perfeita."
कल्प-दृष्टा
Transliteration: kalp-drishta
"वह एक ऐसा कल्प-दृष्टा था जो बेहतर दुनिया की कल्पना करता था।"
空想家
Transliteration: kōngxiǎngjiā
"这位空想家提出了建立理想社会的设想。"
유토피아론자
Transliteration: yutopia-ronja
"그는 이상적인 사회를 꿈꾸는 유토피아론자였다."
空想家
Transliteration: kūsōka
"彼は理想郷を夢見る空想家として知られていた。"
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