adjective
utopian
yoo-TOH-pee-uhn
adjective
1
Relating to or resembling a utopia; ideal but unrealistic.
"His utopian vision of a car-free city was dismissed as impractical."
noun
1
A person who believes in or promotes an idealized, perfect society.
"The utopians of the 19th century founded small experimental communities."
How to Use Utopian
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribing an idea that is perfect in theory but usually unworkable in reality.
Easily confused with
dystopian
Word Forms
more utopian comparative, utopians plural, most utopian superlative
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Etymology
From utopia + -an.