romantic
ro·man·tic
adjective
1.
belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic movement in the arts
- “romantic poetry”
2.
3.
not sensible about practical matters; unrealistic
- “as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood”
- “a romantic disregard for money”
- “a wild-eyed dream of a world state”
noun
2.
an artist of the romantic period or someone influenced by romanticism
Origin
From romant + -ic, or borrowed from Late Latin romanticus (“(of a poem) having qualities of a romance”).
Phrases
- romantic comedy
- romantic friendship
- romantic guitar
- romantic necrophiliac
- romantic orientation
- romantic partner
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