I sort of understand what it means, but don't understand how someone could feel quixotic.
2007-07-17 02:21:48 · 10 answers · asked by m8g8 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It means you are a legend in your own mind. Don Quixote was a nut job, but a noble nut job at that.
2007-07-17 02:24:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quixotic is behaving foolishly impractical in the pursuit of ideals, especially marked by rash, lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action. The word comes from the character Don Quixote.
If you thought Jack (Leo DiCaprio) from Titanic was "sooooo dreamy", you were feeling quixotic.
2007-07-17 02:26:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mitchell . 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality.
Capricious; impulsive: "At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious" (Louis Auchincloss).
when you feel extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
2007-07-17 02:30:20 · answer #3 · answered by neysbaby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have ever watch a love story where you were so caught up in it you almost cried or if you have every had a poem written about you and felt butterflies. That is quixotic.
2007-07-17 02:26:51 · answer #4 · answered by Ryan J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
quix·ot·ic
–adjective 1. (sometimes initial capital letter) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
2. extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
3. impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
Not something you feel. It is something you are.
2007-07-17 02:26:16 · answer #5 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's romantic to the point of impracticality. or impulsive!
quix·ot·ic /kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kwik-sot-ik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1.(sometimes initial capital letter) resembling or befitting Don Quixote.
2.extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable.
3.impulsive and often rashly unpredictable.
2007-07-17 02:24:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
if I were suddenly and impulsively chivalrous...like "As I saw the woman with her arms filled with packages struggle to open the door, I suddenly felt quixotic and rushed to her aid."
2007-07-17 02:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by jcresnick 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1. romantic: tending to take a romanticized view of life
2. impractical: motivated by an idealism that overlooks practical considerations
3. impulsive: tending to act on whims or impulses
2007-07-17 02:34:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action
2007-07-19 09:25:09 · answer #9 · answered by ஐSunset of the Sycamoreღ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try dictionary.com
2007-07-17 02:25:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋