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Noun: utopia  yû'tow-pee-u [N. Amer], yoo'tow-pee-u [Brit]
  1. Ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects
    "The philosopher described a utopia where poverty and crime were nonexistent"
     
  2. A work of fiction describing a utopia
    "More's Utopia inspired many later writers to create their own visions of perfect societies"
Noun: Utopia  yû'tow-pee-u [N. Amer], yoo'tow-pee-u [Brit]
  1. A book written by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island
     
  2. An imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal
    - Zion, Sion

Derived forms: Utopias, utopias

Type of: book, fiction, fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place, state

Antonym: dystopia

Encyclopedia: Utopia, Ontario