utopian
/juːˈtəʊpiən/yoo-TOH-pee-uhn
/juˈtoʊpiən/yoo-TOH-pee-uhn
Meaningof no place
Common meaning: ideal but unrealistic
- unot
- topa placeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1565 · scan
- ianending meaning belonging to, or one who belongs to
‘not’ + ‘a place’ → utopian
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek τόπος ‘a place’.
Roots
- τόπος Greek “a place”
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