Definitions for Romantic
roʊˈmæn tɪkro·man·tic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. romanticnoun

   a soulful or amorous idealist

2. romanticist, romanticadjective

   an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism

3. romantic, romanticist, romanticisticadjective

   belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

   "romantic poetry"

4. amatory, amorous, romanticadjective

   expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance

   "her amatory affairs"; "amorous glances"; "a romantic adventure"; "a romantic moonlight ride"

5. quixotic, romantic, wild-eyedadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. romanticnoun

   A person with romantic character

2. romanticnoun

   A person who is behaving romantically

   Oh, flowers! You're such a romantic.

3. romanticadjective

   Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.

4. romanticadjective

   Fictitious, imaginary.

5. romanticadjective

   Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).

   Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.

6. romanticadjective

   Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.

7. romanticadjective

   Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.

   Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.

8. Romanticadjective

   Of or pertaining to Romance.

9. Romanticadjective

   Of or pertaining to Romanticism.

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1. Romantic

   Romantic is a song by American singer Karyn White from her second studio album Ritual of Love (1991). It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2, 1991, making it her biggest hit to date. "Romantic" was also White's fourth number one on the Hot Black Singles chart.

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1. romantic

   Romantic refers to something characterized by, expressing or suggestive of feelings of love, passion, and desire. It may relate to the romantic period in literature and arts. It can denote an idealized and unrealistic view of life, characterized by a tendency towards sentimentality and nostalgic indulgence. Furthermore, it can also describe a person who is characterized by their inclination towards acts of love and affection and the propensity to express their feelings in a sentimental or fanciful way.

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1. Romanticadjective

   of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking

2. Romanticadjective

   entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind

3. Romanticadjective

   of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets

4. Romanticadjective

   characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape

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1. Romantic

   "Romantic" is a song recorded by Karyn White. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2, 1991, making it her biggest hit to date. "Romantic" was also Karyn White's fourth number one on the Hot Black Singles chart. She recorded it with her then-husband Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam and it became a huge success, replacing Mariah Carey's "Emotions" on November 2, 1991.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Romantic

   rō-man′tik, adj. pertaining to or resembling romance: fictitious: extravagant, wild: fantastic: sentimental: imaginative.—adv. Roman′tically.—ns. Roman′ticism, the revolt from the severity, pedanticism, and commonplaceness of a classical or pseudo-classical to a more picturesque, original, free and imaginative style in literature and art, marking the close of the 18th century: romantic feeling; Roman′ticist; Roman′ticness.

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1. romantic

   Of or pertaining to romance.

   My brother is very romantic and does kind, loving and caring acts for his wife.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2017  

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1. • Idealist

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Romantic' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4342

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Romantic' in Adjectives Frequency: #593

Anagrams for Romantic »

1. macrotin

How to pronounce Romantic?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Romantic in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Romantic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Romantic in a Sentence

1. Dr Kwakkel:

   That was breathtaking, it was so casual and romantic. It as if it had been written just yesterday.

2. Christian Bale:

   I was asked to do a romantic comedy recently and I thought they ’d lost their minds, i don’t know why anyone would ever offer me a romantic comedy, Christian Bale continued. CHRISTIAN BALE UNRECOGNIZABLE IN FIRST PICS AS DICK CHENEY FOR LATEST BIOPIC ROLE But Christian Bale said thought the 2000 flick American Psycho was very funny, referring to Christian Bale breakout leading role in which Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman, a rich New York investment banker with an urge to kill. The movie is based on Bret Easton Ellis ’ 1992 novel of the same name. The Oscar winner described.

3. Sir Thomas More:

   Romantic love is an illusion. Most of us discover this truth at the end of a love affair or else when the sweet emotions of love lead us into marriage and then turn down their flames.

4. Anne Douglas:

   Romance begins at 80, and I ought to know, i'm a romantic guy. You think I'm always shooting guns with John Wayne, but I can be romantic. And, listen, we're sitting here. We have been married for 60 years. A few poems help.

5. Brooke Douglas:

   We know that romantic relationships are very common among adolescents -- in fact, a majority have been involved in some type of romantic activity by 15 to 17 years of age.

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