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Derived from "[[Don Quixote]]", a [[novel]] by the [[Spanish]] [[author]] Cervantes, '''quixotic''' refers to an individual who easily becomes wrapped up in the [[romance]] of (what they believe to be) a noble cause.

Derived from ''[[Don Quixote]]'', a [[novel]] by the [[Spanish]] [[author]] Cervantes, '''quixotic''' refers to an individual who easily becomes wrapped up in the romance of (what they believe to be) a noble cause, although their endeavours are usually futile or hopelessly unsuccessful.

 

The phrase 'tilting at [[windmill]]s' can also describe quixotic activity, after the famous episode in ''Don Quixote'' where the protagonist attempts to joust with a group of windmills that he mistakes for evil giants.