quixotry
/ˈkwɪksətɹi/
quixotry noun: a wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
Noun
quixotry (countable and uncountable, plural quixotries)
- A wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
- She knew that her brother was capable of any quixotry, any excess.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 158
- His quixotry might exasperate, but could not affront, them.1930, W. Somerset Maugham, Cakes and Ale, Penguin Books, published 1993, page 20
Forms of quixotry
| plural | quixotries |
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Origin of quixotry
From Quixote + -ry.
Questions about quixotry
- What does quixotry mean?
- Quixotry means a wild, visionary idea, an eccentric notion or act; a quixotism.
- What part of speech is quixotry?
- Quixotry is a noun.
- How do you pronounce quixotry?
- Quixotry is pronounced /ˈkwɪksətɹi/.
- What is the plural of quixotry?
- The plural of quixotry is quixotries.
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