pie in the sky

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahy in stressed th ee skahy]
- /paɪ ɪn stressed ði skaɪ/
- /paɪ ɪn ðə skaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pahy in stressed th ee skahy]
- /paɪ ɪn stressed ði skaɪ/

Definitions of pie in the sky words

noun pie in the sky pie1 (def 8). 1
noun pie in the sky wishful thinking, idealism 1
phrase pie in the sky If you describe an idea, plan, or promise of something good as pie in the sky, you mean that you think that it is very unlikely to happen. 0
noun pie in the sky illusory hope or promise of some future good; false optimism 0
noun pie in the sky a promise of benefits or a reward in an afterlife or in the remote future 0
noun pie in the sky an unrealistically Utopian plan or project 0

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Origin of pie in the sky

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Pie in the sky

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pie in the sky popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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Synonyms for pie in the sky

noun pie in the sky

air castle — a fanciful or impractical notion or hope; daydream.
arcadia — a department of Greece, in the central Peloponnese. Capital: Tripolis. Pop: 91 326 (2001). Area: 4367 sq km (1686 sq miles)
big eyes — any of several silver and red fishes of the family Priacanthidae, found in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and in the West Indies, having a short, flattened body and large eyes.
daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
fairyland — the imaginary realm of fairies.

adj pie in the sky

blue sky — fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
castles in the air — plural of castle in the air.
fairy-tale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
fairytale — a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures.
fanciful — characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.

All 19 Synonyms of pie in the sky