idealist vs quixotic

idealist

noun
  • Someone whose conduct stems from idealism rather than from practicality. 

  • An unrealistic or impractical visionary. 

  • One who adheres to idealism. 

quixotic

noun
  • A quixotic person or sentiment. 

adj
  • Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality; exceedingly idealistic. 

How often have the words idealist and quixotic occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )