| word | visionary |
|---|---|
| definition | (1) A person with foresight and imagination. (2) A dreamer whose ideas are often impractical. |
| eg_sentence | His followers regarded him as an inspired visionary; his opponents saw him as either a con man or a lunatic. |
| explanation | A visionary is someone with a strong vision of the future. Since such visions aren't always accurate, a visionary's ideas may either work brilliantly or fail miserably. Even so, visionary is usually a positive word. Martin Luther King, Jr., for instance, was a visionary in his hopes and ideas for a just society. The word is also an adjective; thus, for example, we may speak of a visionary project, a visionary leader, a visionary painter, or a visionary company. |
| IPA | ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri |
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