visionnaire

French

Etymology

From vision +‎ -aire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.zjɔ.nɛʁ/

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Adjective

visionnaire (plural visionnaires)

1. visionary

Descendants

• → Danish: visionær
• → Dutch: visionair
• → German: visionär
• → Swedish: visionär
• → Turkish: vizyoner

Noun

visionnaire m or f by sense (plural visionnaires)

1. visionary, trailblazer

   Near-synonym: pionnier

2. visionary, seer; one who has supernatural visions.

Descendants

• → Belarusian: візіяне́р (vizijanjér)
• → Dutch: visionair
• → German: Visionär
• → Polish: wizjoner
• → Russian: визионе́р (vizionér)
• → Swedish: visionär
• → Ukrainian: візіоне́р (vizionér)

Further reading

• “visionnaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.