utopian

utopique, irréaliste

Fondé sur des idées merveilleuses mais très difficiles ou impossibles à réaliser.

En anglais simple : Based on wonderful ideas that would be very difficult or impossible to put into practice.

• The plan seemed utopian.
• His utopian dreams ignored the cost of change.
• Critics dismissed the proposal as hopelessly utopian.

Synonymes : unrealistic, idealistic

Contraires : realistic, practical

Expressions courantes : utopian dream, utopian scheme, utopian project

utopique

Qui concerne une société imaginaire où tout le monde est heureux et où tout fonctionne parfaitement.

En anglais simple : Connected with an imagined society where everyone lives happily and everything works perfectly.

• The novel describes a utopian society.
• They hoped to build a utopian community.
• Her paintings show a peaceful, utopian world.

Synonymes : ideal

Contraires : dystopian

Expressions courantes : utopian society, utopian vision, utopian community

utopiste

Personne qui croit possible de créer une société parfaite et souhaite y contribuer.

En anglais simple : Someone who believes a perfect society can be created and wants to help create it.

• He was a committed utopian.
• The utopians wanted a society without poverty.
• Some utopians established communities to test their ideas.

Synonymes : idealist

Expressions courantes : social utopian, political utopian, committed utopian