Don Quixote

[ don kee-hoh-tee, don -kwik-suht; Spanish dawn kee-haw-te ]

/ ˌdɒn kiˈhoʊ ti, dɒn ˈkwɪk sət; Spanish dɔn kiˈhɔ tɛ /

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noun

the hero of a novel by Cervantes who was inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals.

(italics) (Don Quixote de la Mancha) the novel itself (1605 and 1615).

Words nearby Don Quixote

do-nothing, do-nothingism, Donovan, Donovan body, donovanosis, Don Quixote, Don River, donsie, don't, don't ask, don't change horses at midstream

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British Dictionary definitions for Don Quixote

Don Quixote

/ (ˈdɒn kiːˈhəʊtiː, ˈkwɪksət, Spanish don kiˈxote) /

noun

an impractical idealist

Word Origin for Don Quixote

after the hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha

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Cultural definitions for Don Quixote

Don Quixote

[ (don kee-hoh-tay, don kee-hoh-tee, don kwik-suht) ]

(1605–1615) A novel by Miguel de Cervantes. The hero, Don Quixote (don is a Spanish title of honor), loses his wits from reading too many romances and comes to believe that he is a knight destined to revive the golden age of chivalry. A tall, gaunt man in armor, he has many comical adventures with his fat squire, Sancho Panza.

notes for Don Quixote

A person who is both idealistic and impractical is often said to be “quixotic.”

单词	don quixote
释义	Don Quixote [ don kee-hoh-tee, don -kwik-suht; Spanish dawn kee-haw-te ] / ˌdɒn kiˈhoʊ ti, dɒn ˈkwɪk sət; Spanish dɔn kiˈhɔ tɛ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Don Quixote ON THESAURUS.COM noun the hero of a novel by Cervantes who was inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals. (italics) (Don Quixote de la Mancha) the novel itself (1605 and 1615). Words nearby Don Quixote do-nothing, do-nothingism, Donovan, Donovan body, donovanosis, Don Quixote, Don River, donsie, don't, don't ask, don't change horses at midstream Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Don Quixote Don Quixote / (ˈdɒn kiːˈhəʊtiː, ˈkwɪksət, Spanish don kiˈxote) / noun an impractical idealist Word Origin for Don Quixote after the hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Don Quixote Don Quixote [ (don kee-hoh-tay, don kee-hoh-tee, don kwik-suht) ] (1605–1615) A novel by Miguel de Cervantes. The hero, Don Quixote (don is a Spanish title of honor), loses his wits from reading too many romances and comes to believe that he is a knight destined to revive the golden age of chivalry. A tall, gaunt man in armor, he has many comical adventures with his fat squire, Sancho Panza. notes for Don Quixote A person who is both idealistic and impractical is often said to be “quixotic.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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