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romantic

[ roh-man-tik ]

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adjective

of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance:
a romantic adventure.
not practical; unrealistic; fanciful:
romantic ideas.
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imbued with or dominated by idealism, a desire for adventure, chivalry, etc.
characterized by a preoccupation with love or by the idealizing of love or one's beloved.
displaying or expressing love or strong affection.
ardent; passionate; fervent.
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 ).
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.
imaginary, fictitious, or fabulous.
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noting, of, or pertaining to the role of a suitor or lover in a play about love:
the romantic lead.

romantic

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of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance
evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love, esp idealized or sentimental love
a romantic woman
a romantic setting
impractical, visionary, or idealistic
a romantic scheme
euphemistic.
imaginary or fictitious
a romantic account of one's war service
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

a person who is romantic, as in being idealistic, amorous, or soulful
a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist
often capital a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism

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

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

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