quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinary prudence and common sense.

QUIXOTIC definition: (of a goal, action, or impulse) characterized by impractical idealism or by extravagant chivalry and romantic imagination. See examples of quixotic used in a sentence.

QUIXOTIC meaning: 1. having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed…. Learn more.

Definition of quixotic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

An impulsive person or act might be regarded as quixotic. Quixotism is usually related to "over-idealism", meaning an idealism that doesn't take consequence or absurdity into account.

Factsheet What does the word quixotic mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word quixotic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Dec 14, 2025 · quixotic (comparative more quixotic, superlative most quixotic) Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the …

Use quixotic for someone or something that is romantic and unrealistic, or possessed by almost impossible hopes. Your quixotic task is easy to understand, if difficult to achieve: establish …

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 …

If you describe someone's ideas or plans as quixotic, you mean that they are imaginative or hopeful but unrealistic.