HyperDic: visionary

English > 3 senses of the word *visionary*:
ADJECTIVE	all	visionary, airy, impractical, Laputan, windy	not practical or realizable
NOUN	person	visionary	a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
NOUN	person	visionary, illusionist, seer	a person with unusual powers of foresight

visionary > pronunciation
Sounds	vih'zhahneh.riy
Rhymes	accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy...

English > *visionary*: 3 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not practical or realizable; speculative.
Example	"visionary schemes for getting rich"
Synonyms	airy, impractical, Laputan, windy
Broader	utopian	Characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection
Spanish	ideal, quimérico, utópico, visionario
Catalan	ideal, quimèric, utòpic
Nouns	vision	a vivid mental image
Nouns	visionary	a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

English > *visionary*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible.
Narrower	idealist, dreamer	someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
Broader	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul	A human being
Adjectives	visionary	not practical or realizable

English > *visionary*: 3 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	A person with unusual powers of foresight.
Synonyms	illusionist, seer
Narrower	anticipator, anticipant	One who anticipates
	diviner	someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers
	fantast, futurist	someone who predicts the future
	forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer	someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
Broader	intellectual, intellect	A person who uses the mind creatively
Spanish	iluminado, visionario, zahorí
Catalan	il·luminat, visionari

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