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An This adjective is formed from the self-adopted name of the title character in the Miguel Cervantes novel DonQuixote (full title, The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote of La Mancha). Hence it describes behavior that is impulsive and idealistic, not realistic.
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∙ 14y agoDon Quixote is the hero of a novel written by the Spanish author Cervantes and written in the style of the late 16th Century. The novel is considered a satire and is farcical on the surface as Don Quixote shows absurd chivalrousness. The word therefore has come to mean ' foolishly impractical in the persuit of ideals or extragavantly chivalrous actions'
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The word quixotic is derived from the book Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. It means that someone has an unbridled optimism that verges on impracticality.
How do you pronounce the word quixotic?
The word "quixotic" is pronounced as kwik-SAHT-ik.
What is the noun form quixotic?
The noun form of the adjective 'quixotic' is quixotism.The word 'quixotic' is an adjective derived from the proper noun Don Quixote.
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Who was the first quixotic hero?
The adjective quixotic is derived from Don Quixote by Cervantes. I don't know if he is the first but that is where the word comes from.
How do you use the word quixotic in a sentence?
(the word quixotic modifies a noun and means unrealististic, or impractically idealistic)In it, he details his wild, quixotic journey from the hayfields of Montana to the sound stages of Hollywood.To celebrate our debut, we would like to invite you to experience the quixotic world of Molton Brown.Even more important, though, is the love the author has for his characters and their sometimes quixotic attempts at self-definition.And the idea that you can " halt climate change " is wonderfully quixotic.To close our options in advance is rather quixotic.
What is the origin of the word quixotic in easy language?
extravagant, chivalrous, romantic, a visionary, not practical, impulsive, rash and unpredictable. From the hero of the Cervantes novel Don Quixote de la Mancha dated 1605
What is the sentence of quixotic?
But to close options in advance is rather quixotic.
Please give me any antonyms for the word quixotic.?
practical, down to earth, realist
What is the origin of 'quixotic'?
it comes from the novel "don quixote" definition is here: http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2001/09/20.html
What is a sentence for the word quixotic?
In retrospect, in light of the opposition shown to it, the pursuit of universal health care by Ted Kennedy, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and now Barack Obama, seems a quixotic endeavor.
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sam1030blue or sorceress101 (Sept/09) have the quixotic module on Lego network.
