visionary (Meaning)

Wordnet

visionary (n)

a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible

a person with unusual powers of foresight

Wordnet

visionary (s)

not practical or realizable; speculative

Webster

visionary (a.)

Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.

Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities.

Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.

Webster

visionary (n.)

One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.

One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.

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The visionary CEO foresaw the transformative potential of artificial intelligence.

With a visionary approach, the architect designed a building that defied architectural norms.

The visionary artist created paintings that captured the essence of human emotions.

The visionary scientist proposed a groundbreaking theory that revolutionized our understanding of space.