quixotic adventure

/kwɪkˈsɒtɪk ədˈventʃə(r)/

noun phrase

  1. An exciting but highly idealistic, impractical, or unrealistic journey or undertaking that is unlikely to succeed.

    B2

    countableformal

    • "Their quixotic adventure began with a plan to sail around the world in a small boat."B2
    • "He embarked on a quixotic adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis."B2
    • "Her quixotic adventure to climb every mountain in the world was both inspiring and unrealistic."C1
    • "The novel follows a young scientist on a quixotic adventure to find a cure for an incurable disease."C1
    • "Although the expedition seemed like a quixotic adventure, it inspired important scientific discoveries."C2

Collocations

embark on a quixotic adventurea daring quixotic adventurea quixotic questa quixotic dream

Word family

quixoticquixoticallyadventureadventurous