Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ɹəʊˈmæntɪk/, /ɹə-/
- (GA) enPR: rō-mănʹ(t)ĭk, IPA: /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, [ɹoʊˈmæntɪk], [ɹə-], [-mæɾ̃ɪk], [-meə̯ntɪk], [-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk]
romantic
- (chiefly historical) Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic. [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete) Fictitious, imaginary. [17th-20th c.]
- Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). [from 17th c.]
- 1993 May 16, "Return to New York" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:
- R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions.
B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G.
R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir.
B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W?
R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
- R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions.
- Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.
- 1993 May 16, "Return to New York" Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6:
- Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric. [from 17th c.]
- 1851 November 13, Herman Melville, chapter 1, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299 ↗:
- But here is an artist. He desires to paint you the dreamiest, shadiest, quietest, most enchanting bit of romantic landscape in all the valley of the Saco.
- 1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:
- Somehow she wasn't a real sister, but that only made her the more romantic.
- Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. [from 18th c.]
- Synonyms: lovesome
- Antonyms: platonic, queerplatonic, nonsexual
- Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.
- Alternative form of Romantic [from 18th c.]
- French: romantique
- German: romantisch
- Italian: romantico
- Portuguese: romântico
- Russian: романти́ческий
- Spanish: romántico
- French: romantique
- German: romantisch
- Italian: romantico
- Portuguese: romântico
- Spanish: romántico
- French: romantique
- German: romantisch
- Italian: romantico
- Portuguese: romântico
- Russian: романти́чный
- Spanish: romántico
romantic (plural romantics)
- A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
- A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).
- Oh, flowers! You're such a romantic.
- French: romantique
- German: Romantiker, Romantikerin
- Italian: romantico
- Portuguese: romântico
- Russian: рома́нтик
- Spanish: romántico, romántica
- French: romantique
- German: Romantiker, Romantikerin
- Italian: romantico
- Portuguese: romântico
Romantic
Adjective
romantic
- Of or pertaining to Romance.
- Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
- (informal, linguistics) Synonym of Romance#English|Romance
- German: romantisch
- Spanish: romántico
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