Main Entry:

¹vi·sion·ary

Pronunciation:

\ˈvi-zhə-ˌner-ē\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1648

1 a: of the nature of a vision : illusory b: incapable of being realized or achieved : utopian <a visionary scheme> c: existing only in imagination : unreal2 a: able or likely to see visions b: disposed to reverie or imagining : dreamy3: of, relating to, or characterized by visions or the power of vision4: having or marked by foresight and imagination <a visionary leader> <a visionary invention>

synonyms see imaginary

— vi·sion·ar·i·ness \-ē-nəs\ noun