Don Quixote Definition

kē-hōtē, kwĭksət
noun
An impractical idealist bent on righting incorrigible wrongs.
American Heritage
The hero of this novel, who tries in a chivalrous but unrealistic way to rescue the oppressed and fight evil.
Webster's New World

Any person or character who displays quixotism.

Wiktionary
A satirical novel by Cervantes, published in two parts (1605, 1615)
Webster's New World
pronoun
The protagonist of the novel.
Wiktionary
A Spanish novel whose full title is El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha (The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha).
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Don Quixote

Noun

Singular:
Don Quixote
Plural:
don-quixotes

Origin of Don Quixote

  • After Don Quixote , hero of a satirical chivalric romance by Miguel de Cervantes

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old Spanish Don Quixote.

    From Wiktionary

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