utopia; unrealistic ideal; pipe dream
Meanings
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Utopia; an ideal perfect society with common ownership as described by Thomas More
Refers specifically to the concept created by Thomas More in his 1516 book 'Utopia'. The word literally means 'no place' in Greek.
Thomas More depicted a perfect society without private property in 'Utopia'.
Utopian thought had a profound influence on the later socialist movement.
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This book describes a highly technologically advanced utopian future world.
noun
unrealizable wish or plan; pipe dream; fantasy
Used metaphorically to describe any idealistic but impractical plan or wish that is unlikely to come true.
He wants to become a star overnight, but this is nothing more than a utopian fantasy.
Without funding and technical support, this plan is just a pipe dream.
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Stop dreaming utopian dreams and face reality.
This kind of utopian social experiment ultimately ended in failure.