Idealistic vs. Visionary
Idealisticadjective
Of or pertaining to an idealist or to idealism.
Visionaryadjective
having vision or foresight
Idealisticadjective
Of or pertaining to idealists or their theories.
Visionaryadjective
imaginary or illusory
Idealisticadjective
of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
Visionaryadjective
prophetic or revelatory
Idealisticadjective
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style;
‘an exalted ideal’; ‘argue in terms of high-flown ideals’; ‘a noble and lofty concept’;
Visionaryadjective
idealistic or utopian
‘a visionary scheme or project’;
Visionarynoun
someone who has visions; a seer
Visionarynoun
an impractical dreamer
Visionarynoun
someone who has positive ideas about the future
Visionaryadjective
Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
‘The visionary hourWhen musing midnight reigns.’;
Visionaryadjective
Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities.
‘Or lull to rest the visionary maid.’;
Visionaryadjective
Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.
Visionarynoun
One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.
Visionarynoun
One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
Visionarynoun
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
Visionarynoun
a person with unusual powers of foresight
Visionaryadjective
not practical or realizable; speculative;
‘airy theories about socioeconomic improvement’; ‘visionary schemes for getting rich’;
Visionary
Defined broadly, a visionary is one who can envision the future. For some groups this can involve the supernatural.
Idealistic Illustrations
