quixotisms
noun (plural only) as in strong fondness
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Example:His nostalgic for the good old days is a quixotic idealization of a time that may not have been as perfect as he remembers.
Definition:Idealized, often romanticized recollections of the past.
Example:Her sentiments about the golden years of the 1950s are a quixotic idealization of a simpler time.
Definition:Strong and enduring emotions, especially when they are idealized or unrealistic.
Example:His chivalries are a quixotic idealization of a time when men were true and women were virtuous.
Definition:Ideals and customs of medieval knighthood, often used to denote exaggerated or unrealistic ideals of chivalrous behavior.
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