noun one whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions or phantoms.
2. visionary ·adj of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.
3. visionary ·noun one whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds castles in the air; a daydreamer.
4. visionary ·adj existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful; imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary prospect; a visionary scheme or project.
5. visionary ·adj affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act upon, fancies as if they were realities.