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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•sion•ar•y /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - showing or having vision or imagination, as the ability to see things that will or could be.
- too idealistic;
impractical:an impractical, visionary scheme. - having fanciful or impractical ideas or schemes.
- of or relating to a vision.
n. [countable] - a person of unusually keen foresight.
- a person who has idealistic or impractical ideas or schemes that are not likely to come true.
See -vis-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•sion•ar•y (vizh′ə ner′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes:a visionary enthusiast.
- given to or concerned with seeing visions.
- belonging to or seen in a vision.
- unreal;
imaginary:visionary evils. - purely idealistic or speculative;
impractical; unrealizable:a visionary scheme. - of, pertaining to, or proper to a vision.
n. - a person of unusually keen foresight.
- a person who sees visions.
- a person who is given to audacious, highly speculative, or impractical ideas or schemes;
dreamer. vi′sion•ar′i•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged impractical, impracticable.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fancied, illusory, chimerical.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unrealistic.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged practical.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: visionary /ˈvɪʒənərɪ/ adj - marked by vision or foresight: a visionary leader
- incapable of being realized or effected; unrealistic
- (of people) characterized by idealistic or radical ideas, esp impractical ones
- given to having visions
- of, of the nature of, or seen in visions
n ( pl -aries)- a visionary person
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