CLOUD CUCKOO LAND

Meaning of CLOUD CUCKOO LAND in English

■ noun a state of absurdly over-optimistic fantasy.

Origin

C19: translation of Gk Nephelokokkugia , a city built by the birds in Aristophanes' comedy Birds , from nephelē 'cloud' + kokkux 'cuckoo'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — noun Etymology: translation of Greek nephelokokkygia Date: 1899 a realm of fantasy or of whimsical or foolish behavior
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Usage: sometimes capitalized C&C&L Etymology: translation of Greek nephelokokkygia : a whimsically conceived realm of utopian fantasy
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — /klowd"kooh'kooh land', -kook'ooh-/ , n. an idealized, illusory domain of imagination; cloudland: the cloud-cuckoo-land of technicolor cartoon whimsy. [ 1815-25; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — imaginary idealistic world, place that people who are unrealistic or excessively optimistic are said to live
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — noun Etymology: translation of Greek nephelokokkygia Date: 1899 : a realm of fantasy or of whimsical or foolish behavior
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — Pronunciation: ˌ klau ̇ d- ' kü-( ˌ )kü- ˌ land, - ' ku ̇ - Function: noun Etymology: translation …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — [cloud-cuck.oo-land] n [trans. of Gk nephelokokkygia] (1899): a realm of fantasy or of whimsical or foolish behavior
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — cloud-cuckoo-land BrE AmE ˌklaʊd ˈkʊk uː lænd ⇨ˌklaʊɡ- -ˈkuːk-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND — ( BrE ) ( NAmE cloud·land , ˈla-la land ) noun [ U ] ( informal , disapproving ) if …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — n. a fanciful or ideal place. [transl. of Gk Nephelokokkugia f. nephele cloud + kokkux cuckoo (in Aristophanes' Birds)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — n. a fanciful or ideal place. Etymology: transl. of Gk Nephelokokkugia f. nephele cloud + kokkux cuckoo (in Aristophanes' Birds)
Oxford English vocab
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — If you say that someone is living in cloud-cuckoo-land , you are criticizing them because they think there are no …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — If you say that someone is living in ~, you are criticizing them because they think there are no problems …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — сущ. сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания сказочная страна; мир грез, несбыточные мечтания
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — n сказочная страна; мир грёз; несбыточные мечтания
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — сущ.сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CLOUD CUCKOO LAND — (n) мир грез; несбыточные мечтания; сказочная страна
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — n сказочная страна; мир грёз; несбыточные мечтания
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — n сказочная страна; мир грёз; несбыточные мечтания
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — сущ. сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — сущ. сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — _n. сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — n. сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CLOUD-CUCKOO-LAND — сущ. сказочная страна; мир грез; несбыточные мечтания сказочная страна; мир грез, несбыточные мечтания
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAND — I In economics, the resource that encompasses the natural resources used in production. In classical economics , the three factors …
Английский словарь Британика
CUCKOO — Any of some 138 species of tree-dwelling and terrestrial birds of the family Cuculidae. They are found worldwide in temperate …
Английский словарь Британика
CLOUD — I Any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of the two that is suspended in the …
Английский словарь Британика
LAND — I. ˈland, -aa(ə)nd; when a consonant follows without pause the d is sometimes lost, as in -nz for “lands” and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇(- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, cuckow, of imitative origin like Middle Low German kukuk, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOUD — I. ˈklau̇d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, rock, hill, cloud, from Old English clūd; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAND — — landlike , adj. /land/ , n. 1. any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — /kooh"kooh, kook"ooh/ , n. , pl. cuckoos , v. , cuckooed, cuckooing , adj. n. 1. a common European bird, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOUD — — cloudlike , adj. /klowd/ , n. 1. a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CUCKOO — adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the cuckoo; (Slang) crazy; foolish; strange
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CUCKOO — n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two-notes ; (Slang) …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAND — I. ˈland noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German lant land, Middle …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CUCKOO — I. ˈkü-(ˌ)kü, ˈku̇- noun ( plural cuckoos ) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOUD — I. ˈklau̇d noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAND — noun the ground or floor. 2. land ·noun the inhabitants of a nation or people. 3. land ·noun urine. ·see …
Webster English vocab
CLOUD — noun a great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. 2. cloud ·noun a mass or volume of smoke, or flying …
Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — [cuck.oo] n, pl cuckoos [ME cuccu, of imit. origin] (13c) 1: a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CLOUD — [cloud] n, often attrib [ME, rock, cloud, fr. OE clud; perh. akin to Gk gloutos buttock] (14c) 1: a visible …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CUCKOO — Cuckoo (Cuculus) any of numerous birds of the family Cuculidae (order Cuculiformes). The name usually designates some 60 arboreal members …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOUD — any visible mass of water droplets, ice crystals, or a mixture of both that is suspended in the air, usually …
Britannica English vocabulary
CUCKOO — cuckoo BrE AmE ˈkʊk uː AmE \ ˈkuːk- ˈkʊk- ▷ cuckoo|s z ▶ ˈ cuckoo clock BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAND — / lænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SURFACE OF EARTH 1. [ U ] the surface of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — / ˈkʊkuː; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun ( pl. -oos ) a bird with a call that sounds …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD — / klaʊd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a grey or white mass …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAND — I. land 1 S1 W1 /lænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . GROUND [uncountable] an area …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CUCKOO — I. cuck ‧ oo 1 /ˈkʊkuː $ ˈkuːkuː, ˈkʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOUD — I. cloud 1 S3 W3 /klaʊd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: clud 'rock, hill' ; because …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAND — n. & v. --n. 1 the solid part of the earth's surface (opp. SEA, WATER, AIR). 2 a an expanse …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOUD — n. & v. --n. 1 a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAND — n. & v. n. 1 the solid part of the earth's surface (opp. SEA, WATER, AIR). 2 a an expanse …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CUCKOO — n. & adj. n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOUD — n. & v. n. 1 a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAND — n. & v. --n. 1. the solid part of the earth's surface (opp. SEA, WATER, AIR). 2 a an expanse …
Oxford English vocab
CUCKOO — n. & adj. --n. any bird of the family Cuculidae, esp. Cuculus canorus, having a characteristic cry, and depositing its …
Oxford English vocab
CLOUD — n. & v. --n. 1. a visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere high above the general …
Oxford English vocab
LAND — ( lands, landing, landed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Land is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CUCKOO — ( cuckoos) A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOUD — ( clouds, clouding, clouded) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cloud …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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