(むそうてき)

むそうてき
adjective-na
dreamy; visionary; fanciful
1. dreamy; visionary; given to fanciful ideas
Describes a person, idea, or mood that is detached from reality, idealistic, or lost in fancy. Can suggest impracticality or, more positively, imaginative idealism. A な-adjective.
夢想的(むそうてき)(かんが)えだ。
It's a fanciful idea.
(かれ)夢想的(むそうてき)性格(せいかく)だ。
He has a dreamy disposition.
その計画(けいかく)夢想的(むそうてき)すぎて、実現(じつげん)(むずか)しいだろう。
That plan is too visionary; realizing it will likely be difficult.

A な-adjective composed of 夢想(むそう) (reverie, daydream) + (てき) (the suffix forming "-like" adjectives).

CONJUGATION:

  • Negative: 夢想的(むそうてき)ではない
  • Te-form: 夢想的(むそうてき)
  • Past: 夢想的(むそうてき)だった

USAGE PATTERN: Used both as a modifier (夢想的(むそうてき)計画(けいかく)) and as a predicate ((かんが)えが夢想的(むそうてき)だ).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 空想的(くうそうてき): fanciful — near-synonym, emphasizing imaginative fiction
  • 現実的(げんじつてき): realistic — antonym