| utopia | (n) a book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island |
| utopia | (n) ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects, Ant. dystopia |
| utopia | (n) a work of fiction describing a utopia |
| utopia | (n) an imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal, Syn. Zion, Sion |
| utopian | (n) an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer |
| utopian | (adj) of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia |
| utopian | (adj) characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection, Ant. dystopian |
| utopianism | (n) the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection |
| utopian socialism | (n) socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice |
| Utopia | n. [ NL., fr. Gr. not + &unr_; a place. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Utopian | a. Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal; chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Utopian | n. An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an optimist. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Utopianism | n. The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable schemes of human perfection; optimism. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Utopianist | n. An Utopian; an optimist. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 胡思乱想 | [hú sī luàn xiǎng, ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ, 胡 思 乱 想 / 胡 思 亂 想] to indulge in flights of fancy (成语 saw); to let one's imagination run wild; to have a bee in one's bonnet; unrealistic utopian fantasy #14,804 [Add to Longdo] |
| 桃源 | [táo yuán, ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ, 桃 源] same as 世外桃源; the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; Shangri-la; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la) #28,153 [Add to Longdo] |
| 世外桃源 | [shì wài táo yuán, ㄕˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ, 世 外 桃 源] the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; Shangri-la; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la) #31,547 [Add to Longdo] |
| 桃花源 | [táo huā yuán, ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˊ, 桃 花 源] same as 世外桃花源; the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la) #32,568 [Add to Longdo] |
| 乌托邦 | [wū tuō bāng, ㄨ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄅㄤ, 乌 托 邦 / 烏 托 邦] utopia #39,945 [Add to Longdo] |
| 空中楼阁 | [kōng zhōng lóu gé, ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄜˊ, 空 中 楼 阁 / 空 中 樓 閣] pavilion in the air (成语 saw); unrealistic Utopian construction; castles in Spain; imaginary future plans #49,011 [Add to Longdo] |
| 世外桃花源 | [shì wài táo huā yuán, ㄕˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄩㄢˊ, 世 外 桃 花 源] same as 世外桃花源; the Garden of the Peaches of Immortality; imaginary land of joy and plenty (sim. Utopia, Cockaigne, Shangri-la) [Add to Longdo] |
| 空想社会主义 | [kōng xiǎng shè huì zhǔ yì, ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ, 空 想 社 会 主 义 / 空 想 社 會 主 義] utopian socialism [Add to Longdo] |
