What is another word for Laputa?

Pronunciation: [lˈapjuːtə] (IPA)

Laputa is a fictional floating island from the novel "Gulliver's Travels" by Jonathan Swift. This mystical place is often associated with whimsical imagination and incredible inventions. In literature and popular culture, there are various synonyms used to describe Laputa. Some of the most common synonyms include "phantasmagorical," "dreamlike," "illusory," "fantastical," "imaginary," "fictitious," and "ethereal." These words capture the essence of Laputa's creative and surreal presence in the world of fiction. Through these synonyms, Laputa remains a symbol of boundless human imagination capable of incredible wonders. With these words, Laputa continues to inspire readers worldwide with its magical and imaginative qualities.

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What are the hypernyms for Laputa?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Laputa

His clothes remind me of those planned by the mathematicians in Laputa, except that these American mathematicians use formulae of scientific accuracy.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford
A few years ago any astronomer reading the voyage to Laputa would have said this was absurd.
"The Story of the Heavens"
Robert Stawell Ball
Strange it is, that, whilst all biographers have worked with so much zeal upon the most barren dates or most baseless traditions in the great poet's life, realizing in a manner the chimeras of Laputa, and endeavoring "to extract sunbeams from cucumbers," such a story with regard to such an event, no fiction of village scandal, but involved in legal documents, a story so significant and so eloquent to the intelligent, should formerly have been dismissed without notice of any kind, and even now, after the discovery of 1836, with nothing beyond a slight conjectural insinuation.
"Biographical Essays"
Thomas de Quincey

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