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romantic

ro·man·tic

UK/ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/ US/ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ common informal

adjective

1.

belonging to or characteristic of romanticism or the Romantic movement in the arts

  • “romantic poetry”
2.

expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

  • “her amatory affairs”
  • “amorous glances”
  • “a romantic adventure”
  • “a romantic moonlight ride”
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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

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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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