Quixote noun. ['kwɪksǝt, ki'xote] M17.
[from Don Quixote (see below) = Spanish quixote (now quijote) thigh armour.]
A person who resembles Don Quixote, the eponymous hero of a romance (1605-1615) by Cervantes, esp. in chivalry, romantic vision, and naive idealism.

■ quixotism noun quixotic principles, character, or practice; a quixotic action, statement, or idea: L17.

■ quixotry noun = quixotism E18.

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