Don Quixote (Noun)
Meaning 1
The hero of a romance by Cervantes; chivalrous but impractical.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- He was a modern-day Don Quixote, tilting at windmills with his unrealistic expectations of changing the world.
- The eccentric old man was like Don Quixote, charging into battle with his trusty lance, ready to right all the wrongs of society.
- His friends and family thought he was a bit of a Don Quixote, always chasing after impossible dreams and getting hurt in the process.
- With his outdated notions of chivalry and honor, he was a latter-day Don Quixote, out of place in the modern world.
- He was a self-proclaimed Don Quixote, fighting against the injustices of the system, but his methods were often misguided and ineffective.
Meaning 2
Any impractical idealist (after Cervantes' hero).
Classification
Nouns denoting people.