romantic

[ roh-man-tik ]

/ roʊˈmæn tɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.

fanciful; impractical; unrealistic: romantic ideas.

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.

ardent; passionate; fervent.

(usually initial capital letter) 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 (contrasted with 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.

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.

Origin of romantic

1650–60; < French romantique, derivative of romant romaunt; see -ic

SYNONYMS FOR romantic

2 extravagant, exaggerated, wild, imaginative, fantastic.

9 improbable, unreal.

ANTONYMS FOR romantic

2 practical, realistic.

9 probable.

OTHER WORDS FROM romantic

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

Words nearby romantic

romanov, romanovs, romans, romansch, romansh, romantic, romantic comedy, romantic movement, romanticism, romanticist, romanticize

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It is romantically situated among lofty crags and mountains, which rise above the level of the water from 1100 to 1500 feet.

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She was as romantically in love with the gifted and handsome young actor as was possible to one of her vain and selfish nature.

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I hope you have spent them romantically, fingering a lute or something.

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British Dictionary definitions for romantically

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

often 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 of romantic

romantically, adverb

Word Origin for romantic

C17: from French romantique, from obsolete romant story, romance, from Old French romans romance

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