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visionary

[ vizh-uh-ner-ee ]

adjective

  1. given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes:

    a visionary enthusiast.

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  2. given to or concerned with seeing visions.
  3. belonging to or seen in a vision.
  4. unreal; imaginary:

    visionary evils.

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  5. purely idealistic or speculative; impractical; unrealizable:

    a visionary scheme.

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  6. of, relating to, or proper to a vision.


noun

plural visionaries.
  1. a person of unusually keen foresight.
  2. a person who sees visions.
  3. a person who is given to audacious, highly speculative, or impractical ideas or schemes; dreamer.

visionary

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adjective

  1. marked by vision or foresight

    a visionary leader

  2. incapable of being realized or effected; unrealistic
  3. (of people) characterized by idealistic or radical ideas, esp impractical ones
  4. given to having visions
  5. of, of the nature of, or seen in visions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a visionary person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of visionary1

First recorded in 1640–50; vision + -ary
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When Ridley Scott, visionary director of “Alien,†“Blade Runner†and “Gladiator,†connects with your story, it’s probably a good idea to explore it in any medium possible.

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Of course, there was a profusion of great minds in California’s fertile Santa Clara Valley, innovators and visionaries blessed with a superhuman capacity to peer around corners and deep into the future.

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Musk, widely regarded as an eccentric visionary who popularized electric vehicles, has occupied a prominent position in the Trump administration as the leader of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, since January.

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“In these remarkable players, I have found both a profound wellspring of generosity, and a visionary commitment to excellence in music-making.â€

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Benjamin Netanyahu, who describes President Trump's Gaza plan as "visionary", has repeatedly ruled out any future role for Hamas, but also for the Palestinian Authority.

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