Good afternoon! The Word of the Day is:
-Quixotic-
[pronounced kwik-sot-ik]
adj.
1) resembling or befitting Don Quixote
2) extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or impracticable
3) impulsive and often rashly unpredictable
4) preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous approach to life; impractically idealistic
Synonyms
fanciful, fantastic, imaginary
Antonyms
realistic, practical
Word Origin
"Extravagantly chivalrous," originating in 1791, comes from the literary character Don Quixote, the romantic, impractical hero of Miguel de Cervantes' satirical novel The ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha (1605).
Famous Quotation
"Modern man's capacity for destruction is quixotic evidence of humanity's capacity for reconstruction. The powerful technological agents we have unleashed against the environment include many of the agents we require for its reconstruction."
- George F. Will
