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View usage for: (kwɪksɒtɪk) adjectiveIf you describe someone's ideas or plans as quixotic, you mean that they are imaginative or hopeful but unrealistic. [formal] He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour. Synonyms: unrealistic, idealistic, romantic, absurd More Synonyms of quixotic quixotic in British English (kwɪkˈsɒtɪk) or quixotical (kwɪkˈsɒtɪkəl) adjectivepreoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous approach to life; impractically idealistic Derived forms quixotically (quixˈotically) adverb quixotism (ˈkwɪksəˌtɪzəm) noun Word origin C18: after Don Quixotequixotic in American English (kwɪkˈsɑtɪk) adjective1. [often Q-] of or like Don Quixote 2. extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary; impractical or impracticable : also quixˈotical Derived forms quixotically (quixˈotically) adverb Examples of 'quixotic' in a sentencequixotic Definition unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous She had a quixotic attitude towards life. Synonyms absurd Utopian impulsive fantastical impracticable chivalrous unworldly chimerical Additional synonymsDefinition wildly fanciful or imaginary Synonyms fanciful, wild, fantastic, fabulous, vain, imaginary, visionary, unreal, unfounded, illusory, quixotic, hallucinatory, illusive, delusiveDefinition vague or impractical full of dreamy ideals Synonyms impractical, vague, imaginary, speculative, visionary, fanciful, quixotic, dreamlike, airy-fairyDefinition guided by unrestrained imagination fanciful ideas about Martian life Synonyms unreal, wild, ideal, romantic, fantastic, curious, fabulous, imaginative, imaginary, poetic, extravagant, visionary, fairy-tale, mythical, whimsical, capricious, chimerical- quit
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Additional synonymsShe was somewhat idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood. Synonyms perfectionist, romantic, optimistic, visionary, Utopian, quixotic, impracticable, starry-eyed Definition existing only in the imagination Lots of children have imaginary friends. Synonyms fictional, made-up, invented, supposed, imagined, assumed, ideal, fancied, legendary, visionary, shadowy, unreal, hypothetical, fanciful, fictitious, mythological, illusory, nonexistent, dreamlike, hallucinatory, illusive, chimerical, unsubstantial, phantasmal, suppositious, imagal He was difficult, eccentric and hopelessly impractical. Synonyms unrealistic, romantic, idealistic, optimistic, visionary, dreamy, Utopian, quixotic, impracticable, starry-eyed Definition idealistic but impractical He has a romantic view of rural society. Synonyms idealistic, unrealistic, visionary, high-flown, impractical, dreamy, utopian, whimsical, quixotic, starry-eyed Definition idealistic but impractical His ideas were dismissed as mere visionary speculation. Synonyms idealistic, romantic, unrealistic, utopian, dreaming, speculative, impractical, dreamy, unworkable, quixotic, starry-eyed, with your head in the clouds |