romantic

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R0294700 (rō-măn′tĭk)adj.1. Having, showing, expressive of, or conducive to feelings of love or romance: met a romantic stranger; a café with a romantic atmosphere.2. a. Imaginative but impractical; visionary: romantic notions of turning downtown into a giant garden.b. Not based on fact; idealized or fictitious: His memoirs were criticized as a romantic view of the past.3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of artistic romance: the romantic exploits of the young hero.4. often Romantic Of or characteristic of romanticism in the arts.n.1. A romantic person.2. often Romantic A follower or adherent of romanticism.

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[French romantique, from obsolete romant, romance, from Old French romans, romant-, romance; see romance.]

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ro·man′ti·cal·ly adv.

romantic

(rəʊˈmæntɪk) adj1. of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance2. evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love, esp idealized or sentimental love: a romantic woman; a romantic setting. 3. impractical, visionary, or idealistic: a romantic scheme. 4. often euphemistic imaginary or fictitious: a romantic account of one's war service. 5. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (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 individuality6. (Art Terms) (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 individuality7. (Classical Music) (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 individualityn8. a person who is romantic, as in being idealistic, amorous, or soulful9. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist10. (Art Terms) a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist11. (Classical Music) a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist12. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (often capital) a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism13. (Art Terms) (often capital) a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism14. (Classical Music) (often capital) a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism[C17: from French romantique, from obsolete romant story, romance, from Old French romans romance] roˈmantically adv

ro•man•tic

(roʊˈmæn tɪk)

adj. 1. of or pertaining to romance. 2. impractical or unrealistic; fanciful. 3. imbued with idealism, a desire for adventure, etc. 4. preoccupied with love or by the idealizing of love. 5. expressing love or strong affection. 6. ardent; passionate; fervent. 7. (often cap.) of 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). 8. of or pertaining to a musical style, esp. of the 19th century, 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. 9. imaginary, fictitious, or fabulous. 10. noting the role of a suitor in a play about love: the romantic lead. n. 11. a romantic person. 12. (often cap.) an adherent of Romanticism. [1640–50; < Old French romant, taken as oblique form of romanz romance] ro•man′ti•cal•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	romantic - a soulful or amorous idealist idealist, dreamer - someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations
	2.	romantic - an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticismromanticistartist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
Adj.	1.	romantic - belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts; "romantic poetry"romanticist, romanticistic
	2.	romantic - expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"amatory, amorousloving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"
	3.	romantic - not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-eyed dream of a world state"quixotic, wild-eyedimpractical - not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"

romantic

adjective1. loving, tender, passionate, fond, sentimental, sloppy (informal), amorous, mushy (informal), soppy (Brit. informal), lovey-dovey, icky (informal) They enjoyed a romantic dinner for two.
loving insensitive, unsentimental, unromantic, unloving, cold-hearted, unaffectionate, unimpassioned2. idealistic, unrealistic, visionary, high-flown, impractical, dreamy, utopian, whimsical, quixotic, starry-eyed He has a romantic view of rural society.
idealistic practical, realistic3. exciting, charming, fascinating, exotic, mysterious, colourful, glamorous, picturesque, nostalgic romantic images from travel brochures
exciting unexciting, uninspiring4. fictitious, made-up, fantastic, fabulous, legendary, exaggerated, imaginative, imaginary, extravagant, unrealistic, improbable, fairy-tale, idyllic, fanciful, wild, chimerical Both figures have become the stuff of romantic legends.
fictitious realisticnoun1. idealist, romancer, visionary, dreamer, utopian, Don Quixote, sentimentalist You're a hopeless romanticQuotations
"Is not this the true romantic feeling - not to desire to escape life, but to prevent life from escaping you?" [Thomas Wolfe]

romantic

adjective1. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:bathetic, gushy, maudlin, mawkish, sentimental, slushy, sobby, soft, soppy.Informal: gooey, mushy, schmaltzy, sloppy, soupy.Slang: drippy, sappy, tear-jerking.2. Not compatible with reality:idealistic, quixotic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, utopian, visionary.

Translations

浪漫的不切实际的富于浪漫色彩的沉浸于幻想的

romance

(rəˈmans) noun1. the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love. It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last. 戀愛，交往 恋爱2. a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life. She writes romances. 浪漫故事 恋爱故事，浪漫史 3. this kind of excitement. She felt her life was lacking in romance. 浪漫 浪漫色彩roˈmantic (-tik) adjective1. (negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love. a romantic novel. 浪漫(故事)的 富于浪漫色彩的2. causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance. Her husband is very romantic – he brings her flowers every day; romantic music. 浪漫的，多情的 浪漫的3. too concerned with love and excitement. Her head is full of romantic notions. 不切實際的 沉浸于幻想的， 不切实际的 roˈmantically adverb 浪漫地 浪漫地传奇般地

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