quixotic

quix·ot·ic

 (kwĭk-sŏt′ĭk) also quix·ot·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

adj.

1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.

2. Capricious; impulsive: "At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious" (Louis Auchincloss).

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[From English Quixote, a visionary, after Don Quixote, , hero of a romance by Miguel de Cervantes.]

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quix·ot′i·cal·ly adv.

quix′o·tism (kwĭk′sə-tĭz′əm) n.

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quixotic

(kwɪkˈsɒtɪk) or

quixotical

adj

preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous approach to life; impractically idealistic

[C18: after Don Quixote]

quixˈotically adv

quixotism n

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quix•ot•ic

(kwɪkˈsɒt ɪk)

also quix•ot′i•cal,

adj.

1. (sometimes cap.) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.

2. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary; impractical.

[1805–15]

quix•ot′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

quixotic - not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state" wild-eyed, romantic impractical - not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"

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quixotic

adjective unrealistic, idealistic, romantic, absurd, imaginary, visionary, fanciful, impractical, dreamy, Utopian, impulsive, fantastical, impracticable, chivalrous, unworldly, chimerical He lived his life by a quixotic code of honour.

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quixotic

adjective

Not compatible with reality:

idealistic, romantic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, utopian, visionary.

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Translations

don quichottismedonquichottisme

donchisciottescoidealista

quixotic

[kwɪkˈsɒtɪk] ADJ → quijotesco

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quixotic

[kwɪkˈsɒtɪk] adj → chimérique

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quixotic

adj behaviour, gesture etc → edelmütig, ritterlich; ideals → schwärmerisch, idealistisch; a foolish quixotic act → eine Donquichotterie; don’t you find that a little quixotic? → finden Sie das nicht etwas versponnen?

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quixotic

[kwɪkˈsɒtɪk] adj (frm) → donchisciottesco/a

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