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romantic 1, adjective(dictionary)
romantic 2, noun(dictionary)

romantic (iou)



romantic adjective & noun. M17.
[from ROMAUNT + -IC.]
A. adjective.
a. Of a narrative etc.: having the nature or qualities of romance in form or content. M17.
b. Tending towards or characterized by romance as a stylistic basis or principle of literature, art, or music (freq. as opp. to classical); spec. (usu. Romantic) designating or pertaining to a movement or style during the late 18th and early 19th cents. in Europe marked by an emphasis on feeling, individuality, and passion rather than classical form and order, and preferring grandeur or picturesqueness to finish and proportion. E19.
Literary Review In theory, avant gardism is romantic individualism taken to its extreme conclusion. Country Walking Attracting..tourists in the days of Wordsworth and the Romantic Movement.
c. Of a story, novel, film, etc.; having romance or a love affair as its subject. M20.
Of, characterized by, or suggestive of, an idealized, fantastic, or sentimental view of life, love, or reality; appealing to the imagination and feelings. M17.
C. M. Yonge Wedded affection was not lacking, but romantic love was thought an unnecessary preliminary. J. R. Green The romantic daring of Drake's voyage..roused a general enthusiasm throughout England. M. Moorcock I enjoyed Esme's company as an equal but felt nothing romantic towards her.
b. Inclined towards romance; readily influenced by the imagination; imaginative; idealistic. E18.
a. Of a statement, story, etc.: fabulous, fictitious; unfounded. M17.
b. Unreal; purely imaginary. M17-E18.
Of a project etc.: fantastic, quixotic; impractical. L17.
J. Plamenatz A romantic side to his talk about revolution..in the abstract.
b. noun.
In pl. Features, ideas, etc., characteristic or suggestive of romance. Now rare. L17.
(Freq. Romantic.) An adherent or practitioner of romanticism in the arts; a romanticist. Also, a romantic, sentimental, or idealistic person. E19.
romantical adjective (now rare) having a romantic character or tendency L17.
romanti'cality noun (rare) a romantic thing or characteristic M19.
romantically adverb (a) in a romantic manner; (b) picturesquely: L17.
romanticalness noun (rare) romantic quality or character L18.
roman'ticity noun (now rare or obsolete) romantic quality or character L18.
romanticly adverb romantically L17-E19.
romanticness noun (rare) romantic quality or character M18.