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ADJECTIVE:
  1. Characterized by vision or foresight.
    1. Having the nature of fantasies or dreams; illusory.
    2. Existing in imagination only; imaginary.
    1. Characterized by or given to apparitions, prophecies, or revelations.
    2. Given to daydreams or reverie; dreamy.
    1. Not practicable or realizable; utopian: visionary schemes for getting rich.
    2. Tending to envision things in perfect but unrealistic form; idealistic.
NOUN:
pl. vi·sion·ar·ies
  1. One who is given to impractical or speculative ideas; a dreamer.
  2. One who has visions; a seer.


OTHER FORMS:
vision·ari·ness(Noun)


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