utopianismとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From utopian +‎ -ism.

名詞

utopianism (countable and uncountable, plural utopianisms)

1. The belief in a system for an ideal society, usually regarded as unrealistic.
   • 2007 March 11, Pete Hamill, “Raging Thirst”, in New York Times‎:

     In this solid account of the calamitous effect of dry utopianism on New York City, Lerner explains how the Prohibition amendment was passed and why its execution failed.

   • 2025 October 11, Simon Kuper, “A utopian future is still, just about, possible”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 20:

     Barack Obama in 2008 was probably the last western leader to capture this sentiment, with his slogan “Hope and change”. […] That shared utopianism allowed tech leaders to bond with political leaders.

派生語

• cyberutopianism

Further reading

• “utopianism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “utopianism, Utopianism”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.