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adjective Etymology: Don Quixote Date: 1718 1. foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action 2. capricious, unpredictable Synonyms: see imaginary • ~al adjective • ~ally adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 extravagantly and romantically chivalrous; regardless of material interests in comparison with honour or devotion. 2 visionary; pursuing lofty but unattainable ideals. Derivatives quixotically adv. quixotism n. quixotry n. Etymology: Don Quixote, hero of Cervantes' romance f. Sp. quixote thigh armour ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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~ adj having ideas that are not practical and plans based on unreasonable hopes of improving the world (a silly quixotic proposal) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1791, from Don Quixote, romantic, impractical hero of Cervantes' novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha" (1605). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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