unromanticadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈmæn(t)ɪk/,

/ˌənˌroʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and romantic adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, romantic adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + romantic adj.Compare German unromantisch (late 18th cent. or earlier).

Not romantic.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > unromantic

unromantic1731

unromantical1832

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [adjective] > not romantic or idealized

unromantic1731

real1747

unideal1838

unromanticized1838

the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > unromantic

romanceless1832

unromantic1850

1731 J. Swift Let. 28 Aug. in Wks. (1801) XII. 427 I own it is a base unromantick spirit in me.

1824 L.-M. Hawkins Annaline I. 41 If I were a young man, I should not like such an unromantic proceeding.

1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xxxii. 316 This unromantic conclusion to a rather sentimental scene.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 19 Sept. 10/1 Few guess that the dahlia..has had a drably unromantic origin.

1951 G. C. Klingel Bay ix. 134 Neither does Thomas Point at the mouth of the South River suggest anything of the character of the peninsula bearing that unromantic name.

2010 J. Deaver Edge 30 I also reflected that getting shot in the leg seemed like a rather unromantic way to get a spouse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unromantic
释义	unromanticadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrə(ʊ)ˈmantɪk/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈmæn(t)ɪk/, /ˌənˌroʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and romantic adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, romantic adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + romantic adj.Compare German unromantisch (late 18th cent. or earlier). Not romantic. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [adjective] > unromantic unromantic1731 unromantical1832 the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > lack of imagination > [adjective] > not romantic or idealized unromantic1731 real1747 unideal1838 unromanticized1838 the mind > emotion > absence of emotion > [adjective] > unromantic romanceless1832 unromantic1850 1731 J. Swift Let. 28 Aug. in Wks. (1801) XII. 427 I own it is a base unromantick spirit in me. 1824 L.-M. Hawkins Annaline I. 41 If I were a young man, I should not like such an unromantic proceeding. 1850 W. M. Thackeray Pendennis II. xxxii. 316 This unromantic conclusion to a rather sentimental scene. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 19 Sept. 10/1 Few guess that the dahlia..has had a drably unromantic origin. 1951 G. C. Klingel Bay ix. 134 Neither does Thomas Point at the mouth of the South River suggest anything of the character of the peninsula bearing that unromantic name. 2010 J. Deaver Edge 30 I also reflected that getting shot in the leg seemed like a rather unromantic way to get a spouse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1731
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