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Quixotism
see synonyms of quixotismNoun
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Quixotism
see synonyms of quixotism noun
1.
quixotic character or practice
2.
a quixotic act or idea
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Quixotism
see synonyms of quixotismadj.
1. Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
2. Capricious; impulsive: "At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious" (Louis Auchincloss).
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