romanticityn.
/ˌrəʊmanˈtɪsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌroʊˌmænˈtɪsᵻdi/, /ˌroʊmənˈtɪsᵻdi/ Now rare.
Romantic quality or character; romanticism.
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the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > quality appealing to emotion or imagination > [noun]
romanticness1701
colour1733
romanticalness1770
romanticality1773
romanticity1782
1782 E. Blower George Bateman III. 139 Gave an air of romanticity to the scene, which greatly pleased them.
1796 G. Walker Theodore Cyphon I. xii. 189 That weakness of judgment, which loses itself in romanticity, is cherished only by opposition, and dreams all day of love in a cottage.
1811 T. Moore Mem. (1853) I. 247 You must not be surprised if such a sweet and picturesque situation should inspire me with more than usual romanticity.
1885 Times 23 May 5/4 In this same year appeared the first volume of Victor Hugo's ‘Odes et Ballades’, poems which united a classic form with romanticity of sentiment.
1924 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 21 Sept. 8/3 His philosophy..may easily be termed supreme romanticity. It is not the maudlin romanticism of the proverbial schoolgirl.
2002 Mod. Asian Stud. 36 174 The relatively relaxed approach to musical grammar, the association with folk song, musical and textual emotionalism, romanticity and accessibility.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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