i kept on hearing taht word but never actually know what it means.
2007-10-31 00:42:25 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
"Utopia, noun; 1. An ideally perfect place, esp. in its social, politcal, and moral aspects. 2. An impractical, idealistic scheme." That's a quote from my pathetic dictionary! It also mentions that it is a novel by Sir Thomas More. So that's that.
2007-10-31 01:04:02 · answer #1 · answered by LK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means "perfect place" (actually it means no place, because no place is actually perfect)
It was described in a book of the same title written by Sir Thomas. In this island, it had the perfect legal, social and political systems.
People use it to describe ideals. Like if a country is following socialist ideas, it is considered a socialist's utopia.
2007-10-31 07:49:35 · answer #2 · answered by DainBramaged 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
2. (usually lowercase) an ideal place or state.
3. (usually lowercase) any visionary system of political or social perfection.
2007-10-31 07:58:17 · answer #3 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition, the word derives from Greek Î¿Ï ÏοÏία (ootopia) "no (such) place", a term coined by Sir Thomas More, from Ancient Greek prefix Î¿Ï (ou) "not, no" + ÏÏÏÎ¿Ï (topos) "place, region", metaph. "occasion, opportunity".
2007-10-31 08:58:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A world where everything is perfect.
2007-10-31 07:46:16 · answer #5 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its an imaginary place in which everything is perfect.
2007-10-31 07:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋