utopianism

[ yoo-toh-pee-uh-niz-uhm ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.

Other Words From

• u·topi·an·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of utopianism¹

First recorded in 1655–65; utopian + -ism

Example Sentences

“The CSN generation found in the band both spokesmen and representatives: The singers’ slightly weary Utopianism, their bucolic fantasies and their songs about love and losses, reflected the inward turning of an aging youth culture.”

From Washington Post

A crucial part of the answer can be found in "Living in the Future: Utopianism and the Long Civil Rights Movement" by Victoria Wolcott, to be published later this month.

From Salon

“The utopian dream of restarting history from scratch has been baked into the American experiment from the outset,” says Christopher Jennings, whose “Paradise Now: The Story of American Utopianism,” came out in 2016.

From Seattle Times

If you subscribe to Silicon Valley’s Utopianism, technology can fill the gap, manufacturing mutual faith where none existed before.

From Economist

In it, Silicon Valley Utopianism — a signature blend of arrogance plus earnestness — has given way to calculated dealmaking with bureaucrats on every level of the political spectrum.

From Washington Post