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romantic

[roh-man-tik]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance.

    a romantic adventure.

  2. not practical; unrealistic; fanciful.

    romantic ideas.

  3. imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc.

  4. characterized by a preoccupation with love or by the idealizing of love or one's beloved.

  5. displaying or expressing love or strong affection.

  6. ardent; passionate; fervent.

  7. 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 ).

  8. 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.

  9. imaginary, fictitious, or fabulous.

    Synonyms: unreal, improbable
    Antonyms: probable
  10. noting, of, or pertaining to the role of a suitor or lover in a play about love.

    the romantic lead.



noun

  1. a romantic person.

  2. a romanticist.

  3. romantics, romantic ideas, ways, etc.

romantic

/ rəʊˈmæntɪk /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance

  2. evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love, esp idealized or sentimental love

    a romantic woman

    a romantic setting

  3. impractical, visionary, or idealistic

    a romantic scheme

  4. euphemistic,  imaginary or fictitious

    a romantic account of one's war service

  5. (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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is romantic, as in being idealistic, amorous, or soulful

  2. a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist

  3. (often capital) a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • romantically adverb
  • romanticalness noun
  • antiromantic adjective
  • half-romantic adjective
  • half-romantically adverb
  • hyperromantic adjective
  • hyperromantically adverb
  • nonromantic adjective
  • nonromantically adverb
  • post-Romantic adjective
  • preromantic adjective
  • proromantic adjective
  • pseudoromantic adjective
  • pseudoromantically adverb
  • quasi-romantic adjective
  • quasi-romantically adverb
  • semiromantic adjective
  • semiromantically adverb
  • superromantic adjective
  • superromantically adverb
  • ultraromantic adjective
  • unromantic adjective
  • unromantically adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of romantic1

First recorded in 1650–60; from French romantique, derivative of romant romaunt; -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of romantic1

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That same mindset informs the music of “Listen Without Prejudice,” which is lush and romantic.

From Salon

She’ll sublimate her own romantic heartache in urban renewal and other good works.

According to Davies, Firth never escaped the impact of the role, although initially being "quite uncomfortable playing a leading man and a romantic hero".

From BBC

An ode to tentative yet powerful romantic tension, it is known for its saxophone solo - an instrument Dave also learned to play.

From BBC

Officials have said the unnamed roommate was a "biological male" who was transitioning from man to woman and was in a romantic relationship with the defendant.

From BBC

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