utopian
/juˈtoʊ.pi.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia.
adj
Ideal but often impractical; visionary.
noun
Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of utopian.
noun
Alternative letter-case form of utopian.
Example Sentences
- "utopian happiness"
- "The world we lived in was wide, and most of it was open to us with little trouble. Roads, railways, and shipping lines laced it, ready to carry one thousands of miles safely and in comfort. If we wanted to travel more swiftly still, and could afford it, we traveled by airplane. There was no need for anyone to take weapons or even precautions in those days. You could go just as you were to wherever you wished, with nothing to hinder you - other than a lot of forms and regulations. A world so tamed sounds utopian now."
- "a utopian project"
- "The Great Society was never, in my mind, just a visionary utopian ideal. I considered it a realistic outline of what this nation could achieve in a limited period of time if we marshaled our will and committed our resources."
- "One of our brighter young Utopians, Aldous Huxley, predicts that the movies of the future will include “feelies” and “smellies.”"
- "Digital utopians have heralded the dawn of an era in which Web 2.0 […] ushers in the democratization of the world: more information, more perspectives, more opinions, more everything, and most of it without filters or fees."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek οὐ (ou) Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) New Latin Ūtopiader. English utopia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English utopian From utopia + -an.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /juˈtoʊ.pi.ən/
- British English: /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ən/