Definitions of visionary

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

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

3. A person given to unreal imaginings; a dreamer; one to whom the unseen is real; an impractical person.

4. One who forms impracticable schemes.

5. One given to unpractical or fanciful schemes.

6. A theorist; dreamer.

7. One whose imagination is idly fertile; one who forms impracticable schemes.

8. not practical or realizable; speculative; " airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; " visionary schemes for getting rich"

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

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

11. Affected by visions: existing in imagination only: not real.

12. Only imagined; not real; given to imagination or to unpractical schemes.

13. Impracticable; dreamy; unreal.

14. Affected by phantoms or delusions; imaginary; without solid foundation; impracticable.