1 (approving) original and showing the ability to think about or plan the future with great imagination and intelligence:
a visionary leader * visionary leadership / speeches
2 relating to dreams or strange experiences, especially of a religious kind:
visionary experiences
noun (plural visionaries) (usually approving) a person who has the ability to think about or plan the future in an intelligent, imaginative way:
She was a true visionary. * The company needs visionaries to see opportunities.
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