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 initial capital letter) 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 (contrasted with 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.
noting, of, or pertaining to the role of a suitor or lover in a play about love: the romantic lead.
noun
a romantic person.
a romanticist.
romantics,romantic ideas, ways, etc.
Origin of romantic
1650–60; <French romantique, derivative of romantromaunt; see -ic
Within a few swipes, I was already feeling that burst of romantic optimism you need the first day of the (Christian) new year.
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Yet, what my peers do not realize – or cannot handle – is that rejection is a necessary part of forging a romantic relationships.
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In a romantic relationship, facing humiliation or awkwardness is a strong possibility.
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So much of what is considered “romantic” is actually inappropriate, pressuring, or unnerving.
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One is time in romantic relationships, and one is time in family.
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The parties which in turn wield power in these periodic revolutions may be briefly termed classical and romantic.
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Chopin's place in the Pantheon of the romantic school is that of the popularizer of pianoforte sentiment.
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I have thought it wiser to close my survey with the decline of the romantic movement.
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She combined a romantic heart with a practical head in a way peculiar to her nation.
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The great attraction is the noble old castle, and the romantic highlands about it.
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British Dictionary definitions for romantic
romantic
/ (rəʊˈmæntɪk) /
adjective
of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance
evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love, esp idealized or sentimental lovea romantic woman; a romantic setting
impractical, visionary, or idealistica romantic scheme
ofteneuphemisticimaginary or fictitiousa 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
noun
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
Derived forms of romantic
romantically, adverb
Word Origin for romantic
C17: from French romantique, from obsolete romant story, romance, from Old French romansromance