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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  • With his outdated notions of chivalry and honor, he was a latter-day Don Quixote, out of place in the modern world.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.

Hypernyms

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