romantic
adjective
of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance.
romantics
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pluralof romantic.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Speaking to the BBC in 2022, Dean said his father had been hoping to target the punks and new romantics of the early 1980s.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
It’s a movie for dreamers, realists and romantics alike, the kind of film that’s so fantastic and so painfully human that its brilliant existence is reason enough to believe in good things.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2025
But the Dodgers haven’t had a happy moment since winning that 18-inning Game 3 epic that a lot of romantics seemed to believe was tantamount to clinching.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
This is mostly rooted in the partnership between Khalid and Ina, a relationship that, in its avoidance of overt romantics, blossoms and finds meaning in the gentle progression of their closeness.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
He read poems by the romantics William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge—“Where true Love burns Desire is Love’s pure flame....”
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
