utopianism

See also: Utopianism

English

Alternative forms

• Utopianism

Etymology

utopian +‎ -ism

Noun

utopianism (countable and uncountable, plural utopianisms)

1. The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.
   • 2007 March 11, Pete Hamill, “Raging Thirst”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     In this solid account of the calamitous effect of dry utopianism on New York City, Lerner explains how the Prohibition amendment was passed and why its execution failed.

Derived terms

• cyberutopianism

Translations

the belief in a system for an ideal society

• Czech: utopismus m
• German: Utopismus (de) m
• Irish: útóipeachas m

Further reading

• “utopianism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• utopianism, Utopianism at Google Ngram Viewer