visionary+scheme
1Visionary — Vi sion*a*ry, a. [Cf. F. visionnaire.] 1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions. [1913 Webster] The visionary hour When musing midnight reigns. Thomson. [1913 Webster] 2. Affected by …
2visionary — [vizh′əner΄ē] adj. 1. of, having the nature of, or seen in a vision 2. a) existing only in the mind; not real; imaginary [visionary achievements] b) not capable of being put into effect; not realistic; impractical [a visionary scheme] 3. seeing… …
3visionary — I. 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 ; unreal …
4visionary — visionariness, n. /vizh euh ner ee/, adj., n., pl. visionaries. adj. 1. given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes: a visionary enthusiast. 2. given to or concerned with seeing visions.… …
5visionary — vi•sion•ar•y [[t]ˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr i[/t]] adj. n. pl. ar•ies 1) given to or concerned with seeing visions 2) belonging to or seen in a vision 3) unreal; imaginary 4) purely idealistic or speculative; impractical; not realizable: a visionary scheme[/ex]… …
6Scheme — Scheme, n. [L. schema a rhetorical figure, a shape, figure, manner, Gr. ?, ?, form, shape, outline, plan, fr. ?, ?, to have or hold, to hold out, sustain, check, stop; cf. Skr. sah to be victorious, to endure, to hold out, AS. sige victory, G.… …
7scheme — [skēm] n. [L schema < Gr schēma (gen. schēmatos), a form, appearance, plan, akin to schein, echein, to hold, have < IE base * seĝh , to hold, hold fast, conquer > SCHOOL1, Sans sáhas, power, victory, Goth sigis, Ger sieg, victory] 1. a)… …
8scheme — schemeless, adj. schemer, n. /skeem/, n., v., schemed, scheming. n. 1. a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project. 2. an underhand plot; intrigue. 3. a visionary or impractical project. 4. a body or system of related doctrines,… …
9scheme — /skim / (say skeem) noun 1. a plan or design to be followed, as for building operations, etc.; a program of action; a project. 2. a policy or plan officially adopted by a company, business, etc., as for pensions, loans, etc. 3. an underhand plot; …
10visionary — adjective 1》 thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom. 2》 relating to supernatural apparitions or visions in a dream or trance. 3》 archaic existing only in the imagination. ↘(of a scheme or idea) not practical. noun… …
