Definition of utopianism in English:
utopianism
noun juːˈtəʊpɪənɪz(ə)mjuˈtoʊpiənɪz(ə)m
mass nounThe belief in or pursuit of a state in which everything is perfect, typically regarded as unrealistic or idealistic.
the political settlement was brought about by misguided utopianism
Example sentencesExamples
- Ultimately, the cooperative factories foundered on the narrowness, not the utopianism, of their vision.
- A utopianism that has shrunk to the dimensions of survivalism is perhaps part of the problem rather than its solution.
- His utopianism was reflected in his wife Mary's novel, Frankenstein—albeit in a dark mirror.
- It is in Jesus' teaching, he suggests, that utopianism reaches its summit.
- During her residency, she began a series of paintings that merge these distinct terrains: the melding of ancient histories with architectural utopianism.
Definition of utopianism in US English:
utopianism
nounyo͞oˈtōpēəniz(ə)mjuˈtoʊpiənɪz(ə)m
The belief in or pursuit of a state in which everything is perfect, typically regarded as unrealistic or idealistic.
the political settlement was brought about by misguided utopianism
Example sentencesExamples
- Ultimately, the cooperative factories foundered on the narrowness, not the utopianism, of their vision.
- During her residency, she began a series of paintings that merge these distinct terrains: the melding of ancient histories with architectural utopianism.
- A utopianism that has shrunk to the dimensions of survivalism is perhaps part of the problem rather than its solution.
- It is in Jesus' teaching, he suggests, that utopianism reaches its summit.
- His utopianism was reflected in his wife Mary's novel, Frankenstein—albeit in a dark mirror.