romantic (redirected from Romantics)

ro·man·tic  (r-mntk)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of romance.

2. Given to thoughts or feelings of romance. See Synonyms at sentimental.

3. Displaying, expressive of, or conducive to love: a romantic atmosphere.

4. Imaginative but impractical; visionary: romantic notions.

5. Not based on fact; imaginary or fictitious: His memoirs were criticized as a romantic view of the past.

6. 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·manti·cal·ly adv.

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romantic

Adjective

1. of or dealing with love

2. idealistic but impractical: a romantic notion

3. evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love: romantic images

4. Romantic 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

Noun

1. a person who is idealistic or amorous

2. a person who likes or produces artistic works in the style of Romanticism

romantically 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 Romanticism romanticist artist, 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, amorous loving - 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-eyed impractical - 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"

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romantic

adjective 1. loving, tender, passionate, fond, sentimental, sloppy (informal) amorous, mushy (informal) soppy Brit. (informal) lovey-dovey, icky (informal) << OPPOSITE unromantic

adjective 2. idealistic, unrealistic, visionary, high-flown, impractical, dreamy, utopian, whimsical, quixotic, starry-eyed << OPPOSITE realistic

adjective 3. exciting, charming, fascinating, exotic, mysterious, colourful, glamorous, picturesque, nostalgic << OPPOSITE unexciting

adjective 4. fictitious, made-up, fantastic, fabulous, legendary, exaggerated, imaginative, imaginary, extravagant, unrealistic, improbable, fairy-tale, idyllic, fanciful, wild, chimerical << OPPOSITE realistic

noun 5. idealist, romancer, visionary, dreamer, utopian, Don Quixote, sentimentalist

Translations

romantic [rəˈmæntɪk] adj → romántico

romantic [rəˈmæntɪk] adj → romantique; [novel, attachment] → sentimental(e)

romantic [rəˈmæntɪk] adj → romantisch

romantic [rəˈmæntɪk] adj → romantico/a; sentimentale