51³Ō¹Ļ

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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.

    Synonyms: , , , ,
    Antonyms: , ,
  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: ,
    Antonyms:
  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

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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. euphemisticĢżimaginary 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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© 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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ 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
  • °ł“Ēˈ³¾²¹²Ō³Ł¾±³¦²¹±ō±ō²ā adverb
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of romantic1

First recorded in 1650–60; from French romantique, derivative of romant romaunt; -ic
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of romantic1

C17: from French romantique , from obsolete romant story, romance, from Old French romans romance
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Wasn’t this supposed to be a fresh, elevated take on the romantic comedy, where Dakota Johnson must grapple with the impossible decision of choosing between Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans?

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After she was assaulted by her romantic partner in 2000 while living in Los Angeles County, Maria Gutierrez Saragon turned to a family friend who said he could help her secure immigration papers.

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She also develops a relationship of her own, a romantic relationship.

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That plays into my romantic side, and I don’t see the value in running hypotheticals about why it’s happening.

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It was as romantic and as visually stunning as it sounds.

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