Reference.com

10 results for: quixotic

Dictionary Entries (5 more entries. View all »)
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
quix·ot·ic    Audio Help   [kwik-sot-ik] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.(sometimes initial capital letter) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
2.extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
3.impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
Also, quix·ot·i·cal.

[Origin: 1805–15; (Don) Quixote + -ic]

—Related forms
quix·ot·i·cal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 2. fanciful, fantastic, imaginary.
—Antonyms 2. realistic, practical.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.

Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  idealistic
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Not compatible with reality.
Synonyms:  romantic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, utopian, visionary
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Reference: No results found in Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and Crystal Reference Encyclopedia. Would you like to see the 3 entries in other encyclopedias, or search the Web for quixotic?

Perform a new search, or try your search for "quixotic" at: