utopicaladj.

Brit.

/juːˈtəʊpᵻkl/,

/jᵿˈtəʊpᵻkl/, U.S.

/juˈtoʊpək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s vtopicall, 1600s utopicall, 1600s– utopical.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin utopicus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin utopicus (see utopic adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier utopian adj. and later utopic adj.

Chiefly depreciative.

Expressing or founded on an unrealistic belief in the perfectibility of society; excessively idealistic; impracticable. Also (of perfection): illusory, unattainable. Now chiefly in predicative use. Cf. utopian adj. 2a, utopic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > [adjective] > to extravagant extent

utopical1574

utopian1588

romantic1659

utopic1850

supermundane1851

1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 341 Your vnapte answeres and your vtopicall iestes.

1603 J. Hayward Answer Conf. conc. Succession ii. sig. F2^v These Vtopicall state-writers..who being mellowed in idlenesse, & hauing neither knowledge nor interest in matters of gouernment, make new models vpon disproportioned ioints.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 20 There is no freedom with these unquiet dispositions, but in..their own utopical prescriptions.

a1711 R. Bulstrode Misc. Ess. (1715) 134 Utopical Perfection is only an idle Dream of the Donatists.

1825 Lancet 29 Jan. 113/1 Our author admits that the views of M. Jadelot are somewhat utopical.

1878 Sanitarian Oct. 454 If anybody supposes this plan to be utopical, let him look at its partial realization in an older or less important branch of the public service [sc. the army].

1903 Success Nov. 676/2 To found in these countries branches of the great universities that are having so great success here..may seem, at first glance, utopical..; but really it would..be feasible and simple.

1972 Jrnl. Money, Credit & Banking 4 1023 It seems highly utopical to expect a general agreement on policy targets in the foreseeable future.

2000 GeoJournal 51 40/1 In the 1930s the first General Plan was declared..unrealistic and even utopical.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	utopical
释义	utopicaladj. Brit. /juːˈtəʊpᵻkl/, /jᵿˈtəʊpᵻkl/, U.S. /juˈtoʊpək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s vtopicall, 1600s utopicall, 1600s– utopical. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin utopicus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin utopicus (see utopic adj.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier utopian adj. and later utopic adj. Chiefly depreciative. Expressing or founded on an unrealistic belief in the perfectibility of society; excessively idealistic; impracticable. Also (of perfection): illusory, unattainable. Now chiefly in predicative use. Cf. utopian adj. 2a, utopic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > faculty of conceiving ideals > [adjective] > to extravagant extent utopical1574 utopian1588 romantic1659 utopic1850 supermundane1851 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. 341 Your vnapte answeres and your vtopicall iestes. 1603 J. Hayward Answer Conf. conc. Succession ii. sig. F2^v These Vtopicall state-writers..who being mellowed in idlenesse, & hauing neither knowledge nor interest in matters of gouernment, make new models vpon disproportioned ioints. a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 20 There is no freedom with these unquiet dispositions, but in..their own utopical prescriptions. a1711 R. Bulstrode Misc. Ess. (1715) 134 Utopical Perfection is only an idle Dream of the Donatists. 1825 Lancet 29 Jan. 113/1 Our author admits that the views of M. Jadelot are somewhat utopical. 1878 Sanitarian Oct. 454 If anybody supposes this plan to be utopical, let him look at its partial realization in an older or less important branch of the public service [sc. the army]. 1903 Success Nov. 676/2 To found in these countries branches of the great universities that are having so great success here..may seem, at first glance, utopical..; but really it would..be feasible and simple. 1972 Jrnl. Money, Credit & Banking 4 1023 It seems highly utopical to expect a general agreement on policy targets in the foreseeable future. 2000 GeoJournal 51 40/1 In the 1930s the first General Plan was declared..unrealistic and even utopical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1574
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