Adjective: visionary 'vi-zhu,ne-ree [N. Amer], vi-zhun-(u-)ree [Brit]
- Having great ambition, imagination or foresight when thinking about the future
"The visionary entrepreneur predicted the rise of social media"
- Not practical or realizable; speculative
"visionary schemes for getting rich";
- airy, impractical, Laputan, windy
- A person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
"The visionary entrepreneur proposed a city on Mars, despite the current technological limitations"
- A person with unusual powers of foresight
"The visionary predicted major technological advancements decades before they occurred";
- seer
Derived forms: visionaries
See also: high-minded, idealistic, noble-minded, utopian
Type of: actor, doer, intellect, intellectual, worker
Encyclopedia: Visionary