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Utopia vs Quixotic - What's the difference?

utopia | quixotic |

As a noun utopia

is utopia.

As an adjective quixotic is

possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.

utopia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
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    • , author=Audrey Garric , title=Urban canopies let nature bloom , volume=188, issue=22, page=30 , magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) citation , passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.}}

    Antonyms

    * dystopia

    Derived terms

    * utopian

    See also

    * heaven * paradise ----

    quixotic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing or acting with the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic.
  • Impulsive.
  • Like ; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded.

    • Usage notes

    Although the term is derived from the name of the character Don Quixote, the letters qu and x are both read as is usual for English spelling ().

    Derived terms

    * quixotically