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romantic
[ roh-man-tik ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance:
a romantic adventure.
- not practical; unrealistic; fanciful:
romantic ideas.
Synonyms: imaginative, wild, exaggerated, extravagant, fantastic
- imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc.
- characterized by a preoccupation with love or by the idealizing of love or one's beloved.
- displaying or expressing love or strong affection.
- Usually Romantic. of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of literature and art that subordinates form to content, encourages freedom of treatment, emphasizes imagination, emotion, and introspection, and often celebrates nature, the ordinary person, and freedom of the spirit ( classical ).
- of or relating to a musical style characteristic chiefly of the 19th century and marked by the free expression of imagination and emotion, virtuosic display, experimentation with form, and the adventurous development of orchestral and piano music and opera.
- imaginary, fictitious, or fabulous.
Synonyms: unreal, improbable
Antonyms: probable
- noting, of, or pertaining to the role of a suitor or lover in a play about love:
the romantic lead.
noun
- a romantic person.
- a romanticist.
- romantics, romantic ideas, ways, etc.
romantic
/ rəʊˈmæntɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance
- evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love, esp idealized or sentimental love
a romantic woman
a romantic setting
- impractical, visionary, or idealistic
a romantic scheme
- euphemistic.imaginary or fictitious
a romantic account of one's war service
- often capital of or relating to a movement in European art, music, and literature in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, characterized by an emphasis on feeling and content rather than order and form, on the sublime, supernatural, and exotic, and the free expression of the passions and individuality
noun
- a person who is romantic, as in being idealistic, amorous, or soulful
- a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist
- often capital a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism
Derived Forms
- roˈmantically, adverb
Other Words From
- ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- ro·man·ti·cal·ness noun
- an·ti·ro·man·tic adjective noun
- half-ro·man·tic adjective
- half-ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- hy·per·ro·man·tic adjective
- hy·per·ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- non·ro·man·tic adjective noun
- non·ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- post-Ro·man·tic adjective
- pre·ro·man·tic adjective
- pro·ro·man·tic adjective
- pseu·do·ro·man·tic adjective
- pseu·do·ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- qua·si-ro·man·tic adjective
- qua·si-ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- sem·i·ro·man·tic adjective
- sem·i·ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- su·per·ro·man·tic adjective
- su·per·ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
- ul·tra·ro·man·tic adjective
- un·ro·man·tic adjective
- un·ro·man·ti·cal·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of romantic1
Example Sentences
“I was surprised it didn’t feel romantic to be written about. I felt kind of violated,” she said.
The “Before He Cheats” hitmaker joined Johnson onstage to perform their romantic duet “I’m Gonna Love You” in front of a cheering audience inside Bridgestone Arena.
When they went on their road trip, “all of our friends and both of our mothers were convinced that we were on a romantic getaway,” she says.
She and Brier have also been tapped to adapt Curtis Sittenfeld’s bestselling novel “Romantic Comedy” for New Line and Hello Sunshine.
Citing a police report, local news outlets said Mr Durham and Ms Boudreaux were previously in a romantic relationship.
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