utopianism

See also: Utopianism

English

Alternative forms

• Utopianism

Etymology

From utopian +‎ -ism.

Noun

utopianism (countable and uncountable, plural utopianisms)

1. The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.
   • 2007 March 11, Pete Hamill, “Raging Thirst”, in New York Times‎:

     In this solid account of the calamitous effect of dry utopianism on New York City, Lerner explains how the Prohibition amendment was passed and why its execution failed.

   • 2025 October 11, Simon Kuper, “A utopian future is still, just about, possible”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 20:

     Barack Obama in 2008 was probably the last western leader to capture this sentiment, with his slogan “Hope and change”. […] That shared utopianism allowed tech leaders to bond with political leaders.

Derived terms

• cyberutopianism

Translations

the belief in a system for an ideal society

Romanian: utopism (ro) m Czech: utopismus m German: Utopismus (de) m Indonesian: utopianisme Irish: útóipeachas m

Further reading

• “utopianism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “utopianism, Utopianism”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.