adj
Meaning 1
Fanciful; preposterous; absurd in philosophy or science.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
Laputan
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/ləˈpjuːtən/
noun
Meaning 2
A native or inhabitant of the fictional island of Laputa.
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adjective
Meaning 3
relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
not practical or realizable; speculative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
- visionary schemes for getting rich
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: airy, impractical, visionary, windy
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History
Etymology
From Laputa + -an, after Laputa, an imaginary flying island described in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels (1726).