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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

2 entries under this word

Visionary

Vis'ion-a-ry, a.

adjective

(vĭzh′un-), a. [Fr. visionnaire, Sp., Pg., & It. visionario.] 1. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive and act upon fancies as if they were real. Or lull to rest the visionary maid. Pope. 2. Existing in imagination only; not real; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, a visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project. Syn.—Fanciful; fantastic; unreal. See FANCIFUL.

Vĭs'ion-a-ry, n.

noun

(vĭzh'un-), n. 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.