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Quixotic — студийный альбом Мартины Топли … Википедия
Quixotic — can refer to:* Quixotic, an adjective deriving from the novel Don Quixote * Quixotic , an album by Martina Topley Bird * DJ Quixotic, a Los Angeles based record producer * Quixotic, a San Francisco based dance production by Moving Arts Dance… … Wikipedia
Quixotic — Quix*ot ic (kw[i^]ks*[o^]t [i^]k), a. 1. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; prone to pursue unrealizable goals; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. See also {quixotism}. Feats of quixotic gallantry. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. Like… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quixotic — adjective chimerical, dreamy, fanciful, idealistic, illusory, impracticable, impractical, mad, notional, quixotical, romantic, unrealistic, Utopian, visionary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
quixotic — chimerical, fantastic, visionary, fanciful, *imaginary Analogous words: *sentimental, romantic: Utopian, *ambitious: ideal, transcendental, *abstract … New Dictionary of Synonyms
quixotic — [adj] idealistic chimerical, chivalrous, dreaming, dreamy, foolish, impetuous, impractical, impulsive, romantic, starry eyed, unrealistic, utopian, visionary; concepts 529,560,582 … New thesaurus
quixotic — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ impractically idealistic or fanciful. DERIVATIVES quixotically adverb quixotism noun. ORIGIN from the name of Don Quixote, hero of Cervantes romance (1605 15) … English terms dictionary
quixotic — [kwik sät′ik] adj. 1. [often Q ] of or like Don Quixote 2. extravagantly chivalrous or foolishly idealistic; visionary; impractical or impracticable: also quixotical quixotically adv … English World dictionary
quixotic — quix|ot|ic [kwıkˈsɔtık US ˈsa: ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Don Quixote, main character of the book Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605) by Spanish writer Cervantes] quixotic ideas or plans are not practical and are based on unreasonable hopes of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quixotic — quix|ot|ic [ kwık satık ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY ideas or plans that are quixotic are not practical and usually do not succeed: a quixotic plan to end the violence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
