quixotic

Etymology
Derived from, the surname of , the title character in the novel by ,.

Adjective

 * 1) Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero ; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.

Usage notes

 * Although the term is derived from the name of the character, the letters ⟨qu⟩ and ⟨x⟩ are both read as is usual for English spelling ( and ), possibly due to analogy with . In , by contrast, the pronunciation more closely resembles the modern Spanish ( and ).

Translations

 * Armenian: դոնկիխոտյան
 * Bulgarian: донкихо́товски
 * Catalan:
 * Czech: donkichotský, donkichotovský
 * Dutch:, donquichotterig,
 * Esperanto: donkiĥota
 * Finnish: donquijotemainen, quijoottinen
 * French: quichottesque
 * German: quichottisch, ,
 * Italian:
 * Polish: donkiszocki, donkiszotowski
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:, aquijotado
 * Swedish:, ,
 * Turkish: Kişotvari


 * Hebrew: כדון קישוט
 * Vietnamese: hào hiệp viển vông

Noun

 * 1)  A quixotic person or sentiment.