quixotic

1. 1.

   not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic

   “as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood”

   “a romantic disregard for money”

   “a wild-eyed dream of a world state”

   Synonymsromanticwild-eyed

   Similarimpractical

Questions about quixotic

What does quixotic mean?

quixotic means "not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic".

How many syllables are in quixotic?

quixotic has 3 syllables: quix-o-tic. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /kwɪkˈsɑtɪk/.

What is another word for quixotic?

Close synonyms include romantic, wild-eyed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is quixotic a common word?

quixotic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.