空想家(くうそうか)

くうそうか
noun
dreamer; fantasist; daydreamer
person
1. dreamer; daydreamer; fanciful person
A person given to daydreaming or unrealistic fancies, often someone whose ideas are impractical. Can be mildly critical (out of touch with reality) or admiring (imaginative).
彼(かれ)は昔(むかし)から空想家(くうそうか)だ。
He has always been a dreamer.
空想家(くうそうか)の兄(あに)は、現実的(げんじつてき)な弟(おとうと)とよく対比(たいひ)される。
My dreamer older brother is often contrasted with his realistic younger brother.
ただの空想家(くうそうか)と言(い)われていた彼女(かのじょ)の考(かんが)えが、後(のち)に実現(じつげん)した。
Her ideas, once dismissed as those of a mere dreamer, were later realized.

Compound of 空想(くうそう) (fantasy, daydream) + 家(か) (a suffix for a person characterized by something).

Common collocations

  • ただの空想家(くうそうか): a mere dreamer
  • 大(だい)の空想家(くうそうか): a great fantasist

Similar words

  • 夢想家(むそうか): dreamer; visionary — near-synonym, often more positive (an idealistic visionary)
  • 現実家(げんじつか): realist — antonym; a practical, down-to-earth person
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