quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinary prudence and common sense.
a quixotic crusade
Example Sentences
The two groups were separated by an imaginary line down the middle of the room. an imaginary world of dragons and unicorns
Recent Examples on the WebThis imaginary friend guides him through the tangent universe, encourages him to commit a series of crimes, and ends up triggering a chain of supernatural events. Anatola Araba, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 Jackson’s imaginary friend, Crenshaw — a 7-foot-tall cat — comes back into his life. Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 And there’s an HBO series heading toward a season finale that’s been airing the organization’s real and imaginary dirty laundry. Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2022 The dynamic that the show sets up is imaginary, but there’s also a social commentary embedded inside the larger narrative. Andy Meek, BGR, 6 July 2022 This is exciting because the scenario is not imaginary.Forbes, 1 July 2022 In this sense, both the past and the future are imaginary, but real, too, as ideas. Eula Biss, The New Yorker, 8 June 2022 Ultimately, the rays reach their most northerly point in the sky above the Tropic of Cancer, the imaginary line that parallels the equator at 23.5 degrees north latitude. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 20 June 2022 Then Black teenager Eugene Williams drowned after crossing an imaginary line dividing the races while rafting on Lake Michigan in July 1919. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English ymaginarie, borrowed from Latin imāginārius "unreal, fictitious (in law)," from imāgin-, imāgō "representation, semblance, image entry 1" + -ārius-ary entry 2