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   utopian
         adj 1: of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; "a Utopian
                  novel" [syn: {utopian}, {Utopian}]
         2: characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection;
            "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized
            the utopian nature of his hopes" [ant: {dystopian}]
         n 1: an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer; "a
               Utopian believes in the ultimate perfectibility of man"

English Dictionary: utopian by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
utopian socialism
n
  1. socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Utopianism
n
  1. the political orientation of a Utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utopian \U*to"pi*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal;
      chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary
      perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utopian \U*to"pi*an\, n.
      An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the
      perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an
      optimist. --Hooker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utopianism \U*to"pi*an*ism\, n.
      The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable
      schemes of human perfection; optimism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Utopianist \U*to"pi*an*ist\, n.
      An Utopian; an optimist.
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