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Definition: Utopia |
UtopiaNoun1. A book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island. 2. An imaginary place considered to be perfect or ideal. 3. Ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "Utopia" was first used: 1551. (references) |
Etymology: Utopia \U*to"pi*a\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression not place.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Utopia properly means nowhere (Greek, ou topos). It is the imaginary island of Sir Thomas More, where everything is perfectthe laws, the morals, the politics, etc. In this romance the evils of existing laws, etc., are shown by contrast. (1516.) (See Weissnichtwo .) Utopia, the kingdom of Grangousier. When Pantagruel' sailed thither from France and had got into the main ocean, he doubled the Cape of Good Hope and made for the shores of Melinda. "Parting from Medamoth, he sailed with a northerly wind, passed Medam, Gelasem, and the Fairy Isles; and keeping Uti to the left and Uden to the right, ran into the port of Utopia, distant about three and a half leagues from the city of the Amaurots." (Medamoth, from no place; Medam, nowhere; Gelasem, hidden land; Uti, nothing at all; Uden, nothing; Utopia, no place, distant three and a half leagues from Amauros, the vanishing point- all Greek.) (See Queubus.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Utopia is the title of a Latin book by Thomas More (circa 1516).
More depicts a rationally organised society, through the narration of an explorer, Raphael Hythlodaeus. Utopia is a republic which holds all property in common. It has no lawyers, and doesn't send its citizen to war, but hires mercenaries among its warprone neighbours. Possibly More, a Church man, was inspired by the monachal rule when he describes the working of his society. It was an inspiration for the Reducciones established by the Jesuits to Christianize and civilize the Guaranis.
The title has since been used as a generic word to describe both works of fiction in which the author's theories of a better way to organise society are dramatised, and actual communities founded in attempts to put such theories into practice.
The word "utopia" is coined from two Greek roots meaning "nowhere" (ou meaning "not" and topos meaning "place"). The prefix u ("not") is similar to eu (at least in English pronunciation), which means "good", so utopia is often misinterpreted to mean "perfect place".
The utopia can be idealistic or practical, but the term has acquired a strong connotation of optimistic, idealistic, impossible perfection. The utopia may be usefully contrasted with the undesirable dystopia (anti-utopia, pseudo-utopia) and the satirical utopia.
See also: End of the world, Eschatology, Millennialism, Utopianism
See also: transhumanism, technological singularity
Opposing this optimism is the prediction that advanced science and technology will, through deliberate misuse or accident, cause humanity's extinction. These pessimists advocate precautions over embracement.
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
In Utopia it is the player's task to colonize a new planet and raise the quality of life for the citizen in order to reach utopia.
Initially the player has a few colonists with a lot to do. The player needs to
build everything from scratch. However certain buildings require
personnel (hospitals, labs, mines, factories, shipyards ...) and
therefore the player has to engage in population management.
In addition, each world also has a competing alien race which is trying to colonize the same planet. There is no option to form alliances, which means that the player's population must come into conflict with the aliens.
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia) (From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)Economic
Socialist and communist utopias generally revolve around a more equitable distribution of goods, frequently with the total abolition of money, and citizens only doing work which they enjoy, leaving them with ample time for the cultivation of the arts and sciences.Political and historical
A global utopia of world peace is often seen as one of the possible inevitable endings of history.Religious
The Christian and Islamic ideas of heaven tend to be utopian, especially in their folk-religious forms: inviting speculation about existence free of sin and poverty or any sorrow, beyond the power of death (although "heaven" in Christian eschatology at least, is more nearly equivalent to life within God Himself, visualized as an earth-like paradise in the sky). In a similar sense, a Buddhist concept of Nirvana may be thought of as a kind of utopia. Religious utopias, perhaps expansively described as a garden of delights, existence free of worry amid streets paved with gold, in a bliss of enlightenment enjoying nearly godlike powers, are often a reason for perceiving benefit in remaining faithful to a religion, and an incentive for converting new members.Scientific and technological
These are set in the far future, when advanced science and technology will allow utopian living standards; for example, the absence of death and suffering; changes in human nature and the human condition. Examples
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See also cacotopia, Utopia Planitia, utopic socialism, ecotopia.External links
Related
Utopia is the name of a US progressive rock group, generally fronted by singer/musician/producer Todd Rundgren.Utopia (computer game)
External link
Utopia, Florida
Geography
Utopia is located at 25°59'19" North, 80°12'12" West (25.988719, -80.203268)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²). 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 714 people, 262 households, and 175 families residing in the town. The population density is 889.3/km² (2,326.9/mi²). There are 279 housing units at an average density of 347.5/km² (909.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 21.57% White, 65.97% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 9.38% from other races, and 2.24% from two or more races. 22.83% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 262 households out of which 37.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.9% are married couples living together, 28.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2% are non-families. 27.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 5.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.73 and the average family size is 3.32.
In the town the population is spread out with 32.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.6 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $22,000, and the median income for a family is $24,250. Males have a median income of $21,602 versus $16,058 for females. The per capita income for the town is $12,306. 28.4% of the population and 23.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 34.3% are under the age of 18 and 30.2% are 65 or older.Utopia, Texas
Geography
Utopia is located at 29°36'59" North, 99°31'36" West (29.616402, -99.526623)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.6 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.6 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 241 people, 111 households, and 69 families residing in the town. The population density is 31.5/km² (81.6/mi²). There are 127 housing units at an average density of 16.6/km² (43.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 93.36% White, 0.00% African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.56% from other races, and 1.66% from two or more races. 8.30% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 111 households out of which 23.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.3% are married couples living together, 9.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.8% are non-families. 35.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 22.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.17 and the average family size is 2.77.
In the town the population is spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 27.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 46 years. For every 100 females there are 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 88.8 males.
The median income for a household in the town is $28,281, and the median income for a family is $35,893. Males have a median income of $25,714 versus $16,667 for females. The per capita income for the town is $18,608. 19.6% of the population and 15.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 16.9% are under the age of 18 and 21.5% are 65 or older.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Utopia."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
Utopia | Dutch | Universal test and operations interface for ATM | Post & Telecom |
UTOPIA | English | Universal Test & Operations Physical layer Interface for ATM | Computer - (PL, ATM) |
Utopia | Greek | καθολική διεπαφή δοκιμής και λειτουργιών για ATM | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: UtopiaSynonyms: New Latin Utopia (n), Sion (n), Zion (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: dystopia (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Hope | Castles in the air, castles in Spain, chateaux en Espagne, le pot aut lait, Utopia, millennium; day dream, golden dream; dream of Alnaschar; airy hopes, fool's paradise; mirage; (fallacies of vision); fond hope. |
Imagination | Flying Dutchman, great sea serpent, man in the moon, castle in the air, pipe dream, pie-in-the-sky, chateau en Espagne; Utopia, Atlantis, happy valley, millennium, fairyland; land of Prester John, kindgom of Micomicon; work of fiction; (novel); Arabian nights; le pot au lait; dream of Alnashar; (hope). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Utopia |
| English words defined with "Utopia": Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley, At rovers ♦ chimeral, chimeric, chimerical ♦ For because ♦ Huxley ♦ In one's danger ♦ more ♦ Penny father ♦ Sir Thomas More ♦ Thomas More, To find fault, To pick a thank, To speak of, To stand in ♦ Utopian. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Utopia": Amaurot, Argenis ♦ Bottled Moonshine ♦ City of the Sun, Civitas Solis ♦ Giants, Grangousier ♦ Queubus ♦ ZANGWELL. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Utopia" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Dutch (Utopia), Esperanto (utopian), German (utopia), Italian (utopia), Portuguese (utopia). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Without the burden of intellect, emotion or individual identity, these creatures were given something we weren't: the knowledge that they must work together to create the elusive utopia - the perfect society. (The Hellstrom Chronicle; writing credit: David Seltzer) WhathaveIdone?? I've turned that bloody maniac loose upon Utopia! (Time After Time; writing credit: Karl Alexander; Steve Hayes) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Utopia (2003) Road to Utopia (1946) Utopia of Death (1940) Camp Utopia (2002) Utopia Blues (2001) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Aboard the "Nux Vomica," alias Anchor Line steamer Utopia, from London for New York / [by] C.G. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Couple walking in Utopia while main declaims, parrot on perch. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Melting snow, Utopia, Ohio. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | D'Oyly Carte's Opera Co. in Utopia, limited Gilbert & Sullivan's new opera. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Henry Kissinger | For other nations, utopia is a blessed past never to be recovered; for Americans it is just beyond the horizon. |
Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont | The great universal family of men is a utopia worthy of the most mediocre logic. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Utopia, moreover, we must admit, departs from its radiant sphere in making war. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Rush Limbaugh | If only that evil Bush would seize every dime the American people earn, and let the brilliant, liberal elite in Washington spend it, we would have utopia! |
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| "Utopia" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 53.00% of the time. "Utopia" is used about 100 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 53% | 53 | 46,657 |
| Noun (proper) | 47% | 47 | 49,740 |
| Total | 100.00% | 100 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Country | Name |
| USA | Utopia Marketing, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Utopia, TX |
Expression using "Utopia": new Latin Utopia. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "Utopia": anti-utopia. | |
Containing "Utopia": Miami Gardens-Utopia-Carver. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
utopia | 4,965 | game swirve utopia | 23 |
utopia game | 300 | utopia tx | 20 |
swirve utopia | 174 | football ncaa utopia | 19 |
games.swirve.com utopia | 165 | dreamcast utopia | 18 |
temple utopia | 108 | doo sea utopia | 18 |
ncaa utopia | 105 | strategy utopia | 17 |
angel utopia | 83 | utopia boot cd | 17 |
spa utopia | 70 | adam sam utopia | 17 |
utopia online game | 67 | boot disk utopia | 16 |
games.swirve.com login.htm utopia | 57 | asia utopia | 15 |
utopia entertainment | 41 | forum utopia | 15 |
login utopia | 37 | madden utopia | 15 |
utopia online | 36 | focal utopia | 14 |
club utopia | 33 | pool utopia | 14 |
utopia thomas more | 27 | backrest utopia | 13 |
utopia texas | 26 | legend utopia world | 13 |
games.swirve.com login2.htm utopia | 25 | boot disc utopia | 12 |
massage utopia | 25 | training for utopia | 12 |
utopia guide | 24 | games.swirve.com login3.htm utopia | 12 |
utopia silver | 24 | utopia sun glasses | 12 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Utopia"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | utopi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | المثالية (idealism), الطوبى مكان خيالي. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | утопия. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 乌托邦 (Utopian). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | utopie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | Utopia (universal test and operations interface for ATM), universal test and operations interface for ATM (universal test and operations interface for ATM). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | Utopia (universal test and operations interface for ATM). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | Utopio. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مدینه فاضله , دولت یاکشورکامل وایده الی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | Utopia-liitäntä (universal test and operations interface for ATM). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | utopie (utopic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | utopie, utopia, universale Test-und Betriebsschnittstelle für ATM (universal test and operations interface for ATM). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | Utopia (universal test and operations interface for ATM), καθολική διεπαφή δοκιμής και λειτουργιών για ATM (universal test and operations interface for ATM), ουτοπία (chimera, ideology). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | אוטופי". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | utópia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | negara idaman. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | utopia. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 黄金世界 , 理想郷 (earthly paradise, ideal land), 無何有の郷 (paradise), ユーコン准州 (eugenics, eunos, euphemism, European television satellite, Eutelsat, euthanasia, euthanasie, humor, submarine, U-boat, UFO, ufology, unidentified flying object, usance, usance bill, used car, user, user interface, user-friendly, users, utility, utility program, utility room, U-turn, youth, youth hostel, youth market, Yugoslavia, Yukon Territory), 武陵桃源 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おう""せかい, ユート"ア , ぶりょうとう'", りそうきょう (earthly paradise, ideal land), むかうのさと (paradise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | flaunys (heaven, Kingdom come, paradise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | opiautay Utopia. (various references) utopie (dreamland, fancy). (various references) утопия (never-never). (various references) utopija. (various references) utopía, interfaz universal de pruebas y operaciones para ATM (universal test and operations interface for ATM). (various references) utopi, önskedröm (pipe dream). (various references) gerçekleşmesi imkânsız düşünce (chimera), düşler ülkesi, ütopya. (various references) утопія. (various references) x hội không tưởng, điều không tưởng chính thể không tưởng. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | ou. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Utopia": utopian, utopianism, utopianisms, utopians, utopias. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Utopia": nonutopian. (additional references) | |
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"Utopia" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: atopia, Atropia, etopia, Ottoia, topai, topia, Uchupi, Ucopia, utiopia, utonia, utopea, utopic. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "Utopia" (pronounced yuwtō"pēu) |
| 4 | -ō" p ē u | cornucopia, hyperopia, myopia. |
| 3 | -p ē u | Principia, sepia. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-o-p-t-u" | |
-1 letter: patio. | |
-2 letters: atop, auto, iota, pita, pout, topi. | |
-3 letters: ait, apt, oat, opt, out, pat, pia, pit, piu, poi, pot, put, tao, tap, tau, tip, top, tui, tup, upo, uta. | |
-4 letters: ai, at, it, op, pa, pi, ta, ti, to, up, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-o-p-t-u" | |
+1 letter: opuntia, utopian, utopias. | |
+2 letters: autopsic, captious, opuntias, outpaint, pupation, subtopia, troupial, utopians. | |
+3 letters: abruption, audiotape, autopilot, autopsied, autopsies, outpacing, outpaints, patchouli, plutonian, potassium, pulsation, pupations, purgation, rainspout, subtopias, supinator, troupials. | |
+4 letters: abruptions, amputation, apothecium, assumption, audiotapes, authorship, autopilots, autopsying, autotypies, captiously, copulating, copulation, copulative, deputation, duplicator, euphoriant, imputation, lipomatous, multipolar, nonutopian, occupation, outleaping, outpainted, outpassing, outpatient, outplaying, outpraying, patchoulis, peculation, popularity, populating, population, potassiums, precaution, pulsations, punctation, purgations, rainspouts, repudiator, reputation, stipulator, suboptimal, supination, supinators, supraoptic, usurpation, utopianism. | |
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