Quixotic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Quixotic is an adjective meaning Overly optimistic and moralistic.
Meaning
Overly optimistic and moralistic.
More Meanings
- Exceedingly idealistic.
- Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
- (rare) A quixotic person or sentiment.
Example Sentences
Olivier, as you know, was quixotic, and would not permit a secret service and spies.
The message is not subliminal. […] Characters aren’t just quixotic, they cite Cervantes to one another.
In the digital age, building a new library filled with old-fashioned printed books seems idealistic, almost quixotic.
Call it a brain freeze, another 'Aleppo moment,' or a mere campaign stumble, but Gary Johnson has stumbled again in his quixotic presidential campaign.
Word Forms
- quixotics
Synonyms for quixotic
Depending on context, synonyms include impractical, wild-eyed, romantic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include romantic, wild-eyed, impractical, chivalresque, questlike, chimerical.
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