ti, dɒn ˈkwɪk noun
1.
the hero of a novel by Cervantes who was inspired by lofty and chivalrous but impractical ideals.
2.
( italics ) ( Don Quixote de la Mancha ) the novel itself (1605 and 1615).
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Don, Don Quixote.
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Don quixote
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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Don Quixote (ˈdɒn kiːˈhəʊtiː, ˈkwɪksət, Spanish don kiˈxote) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an impractical idealist | |
| [after the hero of Cervantes' Don Quixote de la Mancha] | |
| Quixote (ˈkwɪksət, Spanish kiˈxote) | |
| —n | |
| See Don Quixote | |
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Don Quixote [(don kee-hoh-tay, don kee-hoh-tee, don kwik-suht)](1605–1615) A novel by Miguel de Cervantes. The hero, Don Quixote (don is a Spanish title of honor), loses his wits from reading too many romances and comes to believe that he is a knight destined to revive the golden age of chivalry. A tall, gaunt man in armor, he has many comical adventures with his fat squire, Sancho Panza.
Note: A person who is both idealistic and impractical is often said to be “quixotic.”
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