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Webster 1913 Edition
Visionary
Vi′sion-a-ry
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
visionnaire
.] 1.
Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
The
When musing midnight reigns.
visionary
hourWhen musing midnight reigns.
Thomson.
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.
Or lull to rest the
visionary
maid. Pope.
3.
Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation;
as,
. visionary
prospect; a visionary
scheme or projectSwift.
Syn. – Fanciful; fantastic; unreal. See
Fanciful
. Vi′sion-a-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Visionaries
. 1.
One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.
2.
One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
Webster 1828 Edition
Visionary
VI'SIONARY
,Adj.
1.
Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination.Or lull to rest the visionary maid.
2.
Imaginary; existing in imagination only; not real; having no solid foundation; as a visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.VI'SIONARY
,Noun.
1.
One whose imagination is disturbed.2.
One who forms impracticable schemes; one who is confident of success in a project which others perceive to be idle and fanciful. [Visionist, in a like sense, is not used.]