Visionary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

a person with unusual powers of foresight

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɪʒənˌɛɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɪʒənəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɪʒənəɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /vˈɪʒənˌɛɹi/.

Examples

airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
visionary schemes for getting rich

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

impractical Laputan airy windy illusionist seer

Parts of Speech

noun	a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
noun	a person with unusual powers of foresight
adjective	not practical or realizable; speculative “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”

Word Forms

visionary	adjective	not practical or realizable; speculative
see	verb	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
impracticality	noun	concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
visionary	noun	a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
vision	noun	a vivid mental image
Laputa	noun	a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

visionär

eine Person, die zu phantasievollen Spekulationen und Begeisterungsstürmen neigt und wenig Rücksicht auf das tatsächlich Mögliche nimmt

🇫🇷French

visionnaire

une personne encline à des spéculations et à des enthousiasmes fantaisistes sans se soucier de ce qui est réellement possible

🇪🇸Spanish

visionario

una persona dada a especulaciones y entusiasmos fantasiosos con poca consideración por lo que realmente es posible

🇮🇹Italian

visionario

una persona dedita a speculazioni ed entusiasmi fantasiosi con poca considerazione per ciò che è effettivamente possibile

🇳🇱Dutch

visionair

iemand die zich overgeeft aan fantasievolle speculaties en enthousiasme, met weinig aandacht voor wat feitelijk mogelijk is

🇵🇹Portuguese

visionário

uma pessoa dada a especulações e entusiasmos fantasiosos, com pouca consideração pelo que é realmente possível

🇷🇺Russian

мечтатель

человек, склонный к причудливым спекуляциям и энтузиазму, мало заботящийся о том, что на самом деле возможно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काल्पनिक

एक ऐसा व्यक्ति जो काल्पनिक अटकलों और उत्साह में डूबा हुआ है और जो वास्तव में संभव है उसकी कोई परवाह नहीं करता

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বপ্নদর্শী

বাস্তবে যা সম্ভব তার প্রতি সামান্যতম বিবেচনা করে কাল্পনিক জল্পনা এবং উত্সাহের জন্য দেওয়া একজন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

தொலைநோக்கு பார்வை கொண்டவர்

கற்பனையான ஊகங்கள் மற்றும் ஆர்வங்களுக்குக் கொடுக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு நபர், உண்மையில் என்ன சாத்தியம் என்பதைக் கருத்தில் கொள்ளாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దూరదృష్టి గల

వాస్తవికంగా సాధ్యమయ్యే దాని గురించి తక్కువ శ్రద్ధ లేకుండా కల్పిత ఊహాగానాలు మరియు ఉత్సాహాలకు ఇచ్చిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

दूरदर्शी

प्रत्यक्षात काय शक्य आहे याचा विचार न करता काल्पनिक अनुमान आणि उत्साह यांना दिलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વપ્નદ્રષ્ટા

કાલ્પનિક અટકળો અને ઉત્સાહને આપવામાં આવેલ વ્યક્તિ જે વાસ્તવમાં શક્ય છે તેના માટે ઓછી આદર સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಾರ್ಶನಿಕ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯು ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಊಹಾಪೋಹಗಳಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ಸಾಹದಿಂದ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಏನಾಗಬಹುದು ಎಂಬುದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಕಾಳಜಿ ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദർശകൻ

യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ സാധ്യമായ കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ കാര്യമായ പരിഗണന നൽകാതെ സാങ്കൽപ്പിക ഊഹാപോഹങ്ങൾക്കും ഉത്സാഹങ്ങൾക്കും വിധേയനായ ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਅਸਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਭਵ ਹੈ ਉਸ ਲਈ ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਪਰਵਾਹ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਮਨਘੜਤ ਅਟਕਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بصیرت

ایک شخص جو حقیقت میں ممکن ہے اس کے بارے میں بہت کم خیال کے ساتھ فرضی قیاس آرائیوں اور جوش و خروش کو دیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有远见的

一个热衷于异想天开的猜测和热情而很少考虑实际可能性的人

🇯🇵Japanese

先見の明のある

実際に何が可能なのかをほとんど考慮せず、空想的な憶測や熱意に夢中になる人

🇰🇷Korean

공상가

실제로 가능한 것에 대해 거의 고려하지 않고 공상적인 추측과 열광에 빠진 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có tầm nhìn xa trông rộng

một người có những suy đoán và sự nhiệt tình viển vông mà ít quan tâm đến những gì thực sự có thể xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

มีวิสัยทัศน์

บุคคลที่ถูกคาดเดาอย่างเพ้อฝันและความกระตือรือร้นโดยไม่สนใจสิ่งที่เป็นไปได้จริง ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

visioner

seseorang yang terbiasa dengan spekulasi dan antusiasme yang khayalan tanpa memperhatikan apa yang sebenarnya mungkin terjadi

🇲🇾Malay

berwawasan

seseorang yang diberikan kepada spekulasi khayalan dan semangat tanpa mengambil kira apa yang sebenarnya mungkin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البصيرة

شخص مستسلم للتكهنات والحماسة الخيالية مع القليل من الاهتمام لما هو ممكن في الواقع

🇮🇷Persian

رویایی

فردی که به گمانه‌زنی‌ها و اشتیاق‌های خیال‌آمیز با توجه کمی به آنچه واقعاً ممکن است، می‌پردازد

🇹🇷Turkish

ileri görüşlü

gerçekte neyin mümkün olduğuna pek aldırış etmeden hayali spekülasyonlara ve coşkulara kapılan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹזֶה

אדם נתון לספקולציות ולהתלהבות מזויפת עם מעט התייחסות למה שבאמת אפשרי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'visionary'?

The primary meaning of 'visionary' is 'a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible'.

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Using 'visionary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'visionary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'visionary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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