quixotism

[kwik-suh-tiz-uh m]

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter) quixotic character or practice.
a quixotic idea or act.

Origin of quixotism

1660–70; (Don) Quixote + -ism

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Examples from the Web for quixotism

Historical Examples of quixotism

What foolish infatuation had ever suggested to me the Quixotism of these wanderings?
A Day's Ride
Charles James Lever
Quixotism, or Utopianism; that is another of the devil's pet words.
Lectures on Architecture and Painting
John Ruskin
My good fellow, leave your quixotism behind you with your poverty.
The Sorrows of Satan
Marie Corelli
It is romance, it is quixotism—ah, heart of God, what quixotism!
The Money Master, Complete
Gilbert Parker
It was a madness—a Quixotism—the wild, unconsidered act of a fool.
Under Two Flags
Ouida [Louise de la Ramee]