"visionary" meaning in English

See visionary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-visionary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more visionary [comparative], most visionary [superlative]
Etymology: vision + -ary Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vision|ary}} vision + -ary Head templates: {{en-adj}} visionary (comparative more visionary, superlative most visionary)
  1. Having vision or foresight. Translations (having vision or foresight): визионерски (vizionerski) (Bulgarian), visionær (Danish), visionair (Dutch), näkemyksellinen (Finnish), visionäärinen (Finnish), visionnaire (French), visionario (Galician), visionär (German), aislingeach (Irish), visionario (Italian), lungimirante (Italian), визионе́рски (vizionérski) (Macedonian), visjonær (Norwegian Bokmål), visjonær (Norwegian Nynorsk), visionário (Portuguese), vizionar (Romanian), visionario (Spanish), visionär (Swedish), vizyoner (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-visionary-en-adj-mxxtlvXJ Disambiguation of 'having vision or foresight': 97 1 1 1
  2. Imaginary or illusory. Translations (imaginary or illusory): въображаем (vǎobražaem) (Bulgarian), илюзорен (iljuzoren) (Bulgarian), uvirkelig (Danish), denkbeeldig (Dutch), ingebeeld (Dutch), onwerkelijk (Dutch), kuvitteellinen (Finnish), illusoire (French), imaginaire (French), მეოცნებე (meocnebe) (Georgian), ფანტაზიორი (panṭaziori) (Georgian), არარეალური (ararealuri) (Georgian), unwirklich (German), aislingeach (Irish), illusorio (Italian), immaginario (Italian), воо́бразен (voóbrazen) (Macedonian), фанта́стичен (fantástičen) (Macedonian), нере́ален (neréalen) (Macedonian), за́мислен (zámislen) (Macedonian), мечта́тельный (mečtátelʹnyj) (Russian), вообража́емый (voobražájemyj) (Russian), при́зрачный (prízračnyj) (Russian), фантасти́ческий (fantastíčeskij) (Russian), мни́мый (mnímyj) (Russian), иллюзо́рный (illjuzórnyj) (Russian), нереа́льный (nereálʹnyj) (Russian), ilusorio (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-visionary-en-adj-DA8Uapuw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ary Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 31 1 23 4 22 15 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 35 2 18 7 17 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ary: 7 32 0 20 11 18 12 Disambiguation of 'imaginary or illusory': 1 95 1 3
  3. Prophetic or revelatory. Translations (prophetic or revelatory): ясновидски (jasnovidski) (Bulgarian), visionair (Dutch), helderziende (Dutch), ilmestyksellinen (Finnish), profeetallinen (Finnish), prophétique (French), წინასწარმეტყველური (c̣inasc̣armeṭq̇veluri) (Georgian), seherisch (German), hellseherisch (German), aislingeach (Irish), chiaroveggente (Italian), veggente (Italian), visionario (Italian), ви́довит (vídovit) (Macedonian), јасно́виден (jasnóviden) (Macedonian), vizionar (Romanian), проро́ческий (proróčeskij) (Russian), ве́щий (véščij) (Russian), visionario (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-visionary-en-adj-Wt8pRYfg Disambiguation of 'prophetic or revelatory': 1 1 97 0
  4. Idealistic or utopian. Categories (topical): People Translations (idealistic or utopian): мечтателен (mečtatelen) (Bulgarian), утопичен (utopičen) (Bulgarian), idealistisk (Danish), urealistisk (Danish), utopisk (Danish), idealistisch (Dutch), onrealistisch (Dutch), fantastisch (Dutch), utopisch (Dutch), onverwezenlijkbaar (Dutch), ihanteellinen (Finnish), idealistinen (Finnish), utopistinen (Finnish), utopique (French), idéaliste (French), იდეალისტური (idealisṭuri) (Georgian), წარმოსახვითი (c̣armosaxviti) (Georgian), უტოპიური (uṭoṗiuri) (Georgian), ideal (German), aislingeach (Irish), ideale (Italian), идеали́стички (idealístički) (Macedonian), со́нлив (sónliv) (Macedonian), идеалисти́ческий (idealistíčeskij) (Russian), idealista (Spanish), idealist (Turkish), ütopik (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-visionary-en-adj-iN32Q5Qd Disambiguation of People: 0 4 0 37 35 0 24 Disambiguation of 'idealistic or utopian': 1 4 0 95

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɪʒn̩(ə)ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɪʒəˌnɛɹi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-visionary.wav [Southern-England] Forms: visionaries [plural]
Etymology: vision + -ary Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|vision|ary}} vision + -ary Head templates: {{en-noun}} visionary (plural visionaries)
  1. Someone who has visions; a seer. Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who has visions): визионер (vizioner) [masculine] (Bulgarian), vizionář [masculine] (Czech), visionær [common-gender] (Danish), visionair [masculine] (Dutch), visionääri (Finnish), visionnaire (english: old) [feminine, masculine] (French), მეოცნებე (meocnebe) (Georgian), ფანტაზიორი (panṭaziori) (Georgian), Visionär [masculine] (German), Visionärin [feminine] (German), חוֹזֶה (ẖozé) [masculine] (Hebrew), aislingeach [masculine] (Irish), visionario [masculine] (Italian), visionaria [feminine] (Italian), визионе́р (vizionér) [masculine] (Macedonian), визионе́рка (vizionérka) [feminine] (Macedonian), визионе́р (vizionér) [masculine] (Russian), визионе́рка (vizionérka) [feminine] (Russian), taibhsear [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), visionario [masculine] (Spanish), visionaria [feminine] (Spanish), візіоне́р (vizionér) [masculine] (Ukrainian), візіоне́рка (vizionérka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), visionan (Volapük), hivisionan [masculine] (Volapük), jivisionan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-visionary-en-noun-fpGVY59Q Disambiguation of People: 0 4 0 37 35 0 24 Disambiguation of 'someone who has visions': 81 1 18
  2. An impractical dreamer. Translations (impractical dreamer): мечтател (mečtatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), фантазьор (fantazjor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), drømmer [common-gender] (Danish), idealist [common-gender] (Danish), fantast [common-gender] (Danish), dromer [masculine] (Dutch), idealist [masculine] (Dutch), fantast [masculine] (Dutch), haaveilija (Finnish), utopiste [feminine, masculine] (French), მეოცნებე (meocnebe) (Georgian), ფანტაზიორი (panṭaziori) (Georgian), იდეალისტი (idealisṭi) (Georgian), Träumer [masculine] (German), Träumerin [feminine] (German), Idealist [masculine] (German), Idealistin [feminine] (German), Fantast [masculine] (German), Fantastin [feminine] (German), Schwärmer [masculine] (German), Schwärmerin [feminine] (German), aislingeach [masculine] (Irish), visionario [masculine] (Italian), visionaria [feminine] (Italian), ме́чтател (méčtatel) [masculine] (Macedonian), фантазёр [masculine] (Macedonian), мечта́тель (mečtátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), мечта́тельница (mečtátelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), идеали́ст (idealíst) [masculine] (Russian), идеали́стка (idealístka) [feminine] (Russian), фантазёр (fantazjór) [masculine] (Russian), фантазёрка (fantazjórka) [feminine] (Russian), вы́думщик (výdumščik) [masculine] (Russian), вы́думщица (výdumščica) [feminine] (Russian), фанта́ст (fantást) [masculine] (Russian), фанта́стка (fantástka) [feminine] (Russian), visionario [masculine] (Spanish), visionaria [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-visionary-en-noun-DmaEgYUm Disambiguation of 'impractical dreamer': 1 96 3
  3. Someone who has creative and positive ideas about the future. Categories (topical): People Translations (someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future): visionær [common-gender] (Danish), visionnaire [feminine, masculine] (French), წინასწარმეტყველი (c̣inasc̣armeṭq̇veli) (Georgian), visionario [masculine] (Italian), visionaria [feminine] (Italian), гле́дач (glédač) [masculine] (Macedonian), visjonær [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), visjonær [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), прови́дец (provídec) (english: prophet, seer) [masculine] (Russian), прорица́тель (proricátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), проро́к (prorók) [masculine] (Russian), visionär [common-gender] (Swedish), візіоне́р (vizionér) [masculine] (Ukrainian), візіоне́рка (vizionérka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-visionary-en-noun-uHNXPW1z Disambiguation of People: 0 4 0 37 35 0 24 Disambiguation of 'someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future': 17 2 80

Inflected forms

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          "word": "за́мислен"
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          "roman": "prízračnyj",
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          "roman": "fantastíčeskij",
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          "word": "фантасти́ческий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 95 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mnímyj",
          "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
          "word": "мни́мый"
        },
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "illjuzórnyj",
          "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
          "word": "иллюзо́рный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 95 1 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nereálʹnyj",
          "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
          "word": "нереа́льный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 95 1 3",
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          "ref": "1727, James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Works of James Thomson, page 69",
          "text": "Here frequent, at the viſionary hour, / When muſing midnight reigns or ſilent noon, / Angelic harps are in full concert heard, / And voiced chaunting from the wood-crown’d hill, / The deepening dale, or inmoſt ſilvan glade[…]",
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "jasnovidski",
          "sense": "prophetic or revelatory",
          "word": "ясновидски"
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          "text": "I confeſs, the Merit of this Candour and Condeſcenſion is very much leſſened ; becauſe your Lordſhip hardly leaves us Room to offer our good Wiſhes ; removing all our Difficulties, and ſupplying our Wants, faſter than the moſt viſionary Projector can adjuſt his Schemes.",
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      "word": "visionair"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "having vision or foresight",
      "word": "näkemyksellinen"
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      "code": "fi",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having vision or foresight",
      "word": "lungimirante"
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      "word": "visionário"
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      "sense": "having vision or foresight",
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      "sense": "having vision or foresight",
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      "word": "visionär"
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      "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
      "word": "არარეალური"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "word": "unwirklich"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
      "word": "aislingeach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
      "word": "illusorio"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
      "word": "immaginario"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "word": "воо́бразен"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neréalen",
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zámislen",
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      "word": "за́мислен"
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      "word": "мечта́тельный"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "word": "вообража́емый"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "imaginary or illusory",
      "word": "нереа́льный"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "word": "ilusorio"
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "word": "helderziende"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "profeetallinen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "წინასწარმეტყველური"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "word": "aislingeach"
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      "code": "it",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "word": "veggente"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "იდეალისტური"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "წარმოსახვითი"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "უტოპიური"
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    {
      "code": "de",
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idealistic or utopian",
      "word": "aislingeach"
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      "code": "it",
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    {
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      "sense": "someone who has visions",
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      "sense": "someone who has visions",
      "word": "მეოცნებე"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "panṭaziori",
      "sense": "someone who has visions",
      "word": "ფანტაზიორი"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who has visions",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "someone who has visions",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "someone who has visions",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "aislingeach"
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      "sense": "someone who has visions",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "someone who has visions",
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "dromer"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "word": "haaveilija"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "utopiste"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "meocnebe",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "word": "მეოცნებე"
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    {
      "code": "ka",
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      "roman": "panṭaziori",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "word": "ფანტაზიორი"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "idealisṭi",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "word": "იდეალისტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Träumer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Träumerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Idealist"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Idealistin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Fantast"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Fantastin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwärmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schwärmerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aislingeach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "visionario"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "visionaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "méčtatel",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́чтател"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фантазёр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mečtátelʹ",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мечта́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mečtátelʹnica",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мечта́тельница"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "idealíst",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "идеали́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "idealístka",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "идеали́стка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fantazjór",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фантазёр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fantazjórka",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фантазёрка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdumščik",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́думщик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdumščica",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́думщица"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fantást",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "фанта́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fantástka",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фанта́стка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "visionario"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "impractical dreamer",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "visionaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "visionær"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "visionnaire"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣inasc̣armeṭq̇veli",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "word": "წინასწარმეტყველი"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "visionario"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "visionaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "glédač",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гле́дач"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "visjonær"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "visjonær"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "prophet, seer",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "provídec",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прови́дец"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "proricátelʹ",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прорица́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prorók",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "проро́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "visionär"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vizionér",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "візіоне́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vizionérka",
      "sense": "someone who has creative and positive ideas for the future",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "візіоне́рка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "visionary"
}

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