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visionary
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Visionary \Vi"sion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. visionnaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized
by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
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The visionary hour
When musing midnight reigns. --Thomson.
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2. 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.
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Or lull to rest the visionary maid. --Pope.
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3. Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful;
imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary
prospect; a visionary scheme or project. --Swift.
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Syn: Fanciful; fantastic; unreal. See Fanciful.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Visionary \Vi"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. Visionaries. 1. One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms. [1913 Webster] 2. One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer. [1913 Webster]
