"quixotry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkwɪksətɹi/ Forms: quixotries [plural]
Etymology: From Quixote + -ry. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Quixote|ry}} Quixote + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quixotry (countable and uncountable, plural quixotries)
  1. A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: Don Quixote, quixotic Translations (visionary schemes): 吉訶德式性格 (Chinese Mandarin), 吉诃德式性格 (Jíhēdé shì xìnggé) (Chinese Mandarin), donkihhotlus [singular] (Estonian), donquichotterie [feminine] (French), donquichottisme [masculine] (French), don-quichottisme [masculine] (French), Donquichotterie [feminine] (German), donkiszoteria [feminine] (Polish), donkiszotyzm [masculine] (Polish), донкихо́тство (donkixótstvo) [neuter] (Russian)

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