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Quixotic
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German Meaning | idealistisch, ritterlich, edelmütig, schwärmerisch, närrisch, ritterlich-edelmütig, weltfremd-idealistisch, donquichottisch, phantastisch, überspannt, weltfremd
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not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic; as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood; a romantic disregard for money; a wild-eyed dream of a world state / Like Don Quixote / idealistic but impractical / exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. / hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practical, | |
Usage | ⇒ His ideas are as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood He behaves in a quixotic way ⇒ His ideas are as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood ⇒ Constantly coming up with quixotic, unworkable schemes to save the world, Simon has his heart in the right place, but his head is somewhere off in the clouds. ⇒ They had quixotic dreams about the future. ⇒ a vast and perhaps quixotic project |
Synonyms | romantic, visionary, unrealistic, impractical, idealistic, impracticable, utopian, chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, starry-eyed, wild, dreamy, chivalrous, delusive, foolhardy, optimistic, absurd, ideal, imaginary, |
Antonyms | practical, pragmatic, unsentimental, actual, apparent, artless, austere, banal, chaste, clear, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, coarse, common, commonplace, comprehensible, conventional, down-to-earth, down to earth, earth-bound, |
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