utopia

uto·pia

noun \yu̇-ˈtō-pē-ə\

Definition of UTOPIA

1

: an imaginary and indefinitely remote place

2

often capitalized : a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions

3

: an impractical scheme for social improvement

Examples of UTOPIA

1. The town's founders wanted to create a Christian utopia.
2. It's a nice place to live, but it's no Utopia.

Origin of UTOPIA

Utopia, imaginary and ideal country in Utopia (1516) by Sir Thomas More, from Greek ou not, no + topos place

First Known Use: 1597

Related to UTOPIA

Synonyms: Camelot, Cockaigne, Eden, Elysium, empyrean, fantasyland, heaven, lotusland, never-never land, New Jerusalem, nirvana, promised land, Shangri-la, paradise, Zion (also Sion)

Antonyms: anti-utopia, dystopia, hell

Related Words: arcadia; dreamland, dreamworld, fairyland, wonderland; blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, euphoria, gladness, joy

Near Antonyms: fool's paradise

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Other Sociology Terms

bourgeois, ethos, eugenics, exurb, incommunicado, intelligentsia, megalopolis, metrosexual, mores, subculture

Rhymes with UTOPIA

diplopia, dystopia, myopia, sinopia