Associations to the word «Laputan»

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Wiktionary

LAPUTAN, adjective. Fanciful; preposterous; absurd in science or philosophy
LAPUTAN, noun. A native or inhabitant of the fictional island of Laputa.

Dictionary definition

LAPUTAN, adjective. Relating to or characteristic of the imaginary country of Laputa or its people.
LAPUTAN, adjective. Not practical or realizable; speculative; "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats