Quixotism

/ˈkwɪksəˌtɪzm/

Synonyms for "quixotism" (18 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(2 words)
airy idealismchivalric idealism

Strong matches (5)

Noun(2 words)
don quixote motifidealism
flight of fancyidealidealization

Related words (9)

impracticalityromanceunrealitywish fulfillmentwishful thinking
Noun(4 words)
knight errantryliterary devicequixoteromanticism

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attitudeidealismideologyliterary motifmindsetrhetorical strategythematic concept

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6 entries
epic quixotismnaive idealismparodic quixotismromanticismsatirical quixotismutopianism

Collocations

5 entries
academic quixotismdon quixote motifpolitical quixotismquixotic idealismromantic quixotism

Inflections

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Derivations

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M. Georges Berry, the Paris municipal councilor, has broken many a lance in tilting against old, and in some cases, time honored, abuses, and for his pains has not infrequently heard it suggested that there was a dash of Quixotism in his composition.

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For the rest of his life, [Miguel de] Unamuno urged his fellow Spaniards to practice quixotism, which meant adopting the moral courage necessary to fight for lost causes without caring what the world thinks.

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Berners-Lee, too, remembers the quixotism of the era. “The spirit there was very decentralized. The individual was incredibly empowered. It was all based on there being no central authority that you had to go to to ask permission,” he said.

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