The meaning of the word romantic

What do we mean by romantic?

Having, showing, expressive of, or conducive to feelings of love or romance. adjective

Imaginative but impractical; visionary. adjective

Not based on fact; idealized or fictitious. adjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of artistic romance. adjective

Of or characteristic of romanticism in the arts. adjective

A romantic person. noun

A follower or adherent of romanticism. noun

Pertaining to or resembling romance, or an ideal state of things; partaking of the heroic, the marvelous, the supernatural, or the imaginative; chimerical; fanciful; extravagantly enthusiastic: as, romantic notions; romantic expectations; romantic devotion.

Pertaining to romances or the popular literature of the middle ages; hence, improbable; fabulous; fictitious.

Wildly or impressively picturesque; characterized by poetic or inspiring scenery; suggesting thoughts of romance: as, a romantic prospect; a romantic glen.

In music, noting a style, work, or musician characterized by less attention to the formal and objective methods of composition than to the expression of subjective feeling; sentimental; imaginative; passionate: opposed to classical.

Romantic in music, as elsewhere, is a relative word; it denotes especially the style, tendency, or school represented by Von Weber, Schumann, Chopin, Wagner, and others, and by certain works or characteristics of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, and Schubert.

In architecture and art, fanciful; fantastic; not formal or classical; characterized by pathos. See pathos, 2.

Synonyms Romantic, Sentimental. Sentimental is used in reference to the feelings, romantic in reference to the imagination. Sentimental is used in a sense unfavorable, but in all degrees: as, an amiably sentimental person; the sentimental pity that would surround imprisoned criminals with luxuries. “The sentimental person is one of wrong or excessive sensibility, or who imports mere sentiment into matters worthy of more vigorous thought.” (C. J. Smith, Syn. Disc., p. 680.) Romantic, when applied to character, is generally unfavorable, but in all degrees, implying that the use of the imagination is extravagant. A romantic person indulges his imagination in the creation and contemplation of scenes of ideal enterprise, adventure, and enjoyment. A romantic tendency is often a part of the exuberance of youthful vitality, and may be disciplined into imaginative strength; sentimentality is a sort of mental sickliness or degeneration, and is not easily recovered from.

An adherent of the romantic school. See romantic school, under I. noun

Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal adjective

Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance adjective

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. adjective

Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; — applied to scenery. adjective

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

A romantic is a person who believes in romanticism, which is like a philosophy on life. Romantics love nature, old things like castles and churches, love poetry and beauty, and have a tendency to get carried away by ideas. This can be both bad and good, as most of the original romantics stood up for their beliefs and greatly helped England, but also went to help people in revolutions and got killed. They also tend to get randomly depressed, but this is because the weather and colors and beatiful things make them act differently than others. Urban Dictionary

To be Romantic: To embody a certain ideal as a partner, or to be creative and innovative in a relationship.
In general a view on love, based on novells from the 18th century which introduced the concept of wordlove/word.
In current standards often outdated. Urban Dictionary

Adjective: Used to describe a thing, act or object that expresses and requires intimacy beyond what usually occurs in a relationship, highly subjective and eluding understanding outside of said relationship.
Noun: Used to refer to people that either are perceived to be able to be romantic more often than others or people that believe in some kind of scheme of live where idealized love has any meaning. Often used derogatory. Urban Dictionary

An illusion of idealised love/situation. Urban Dictionary

A romantic man from Rome Urban Dictionary

Richie the puppy Urban Dictionary

Any Handsome guy who is interested in a female. Urban Dictionary

To burp in Alyce’s face. Urban Dictionary

1. A sweet, and sometime naïve person who sees beauty in everything, and loves with their whole heart.
2. Someone who wants to make their partner/lover feel special, so they will do and/or give things that are considered. . .beautiful to prove their love for the other person. . . (I hope that makes sense.)
3. Scenery can be ‘romantic’.
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Romantic basically means beautiful and/or pure.
This is just me thinking out loud. Urban Dictionary

All romantic and shit. Urban Dictionary

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    romantic

    romantic [rəʋˊmæntɪk]

    1) романти́чный; романти́ческий

    3) вы́мышленный, вообража́емый

    1) рома́нтик

    2)

    pl

    высокопа́рные ре́чи; вы́спренные чу́вства

    Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > romantic

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    romantic

    Персональный Сократ > romantic

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    romantic

    1. n романтик

    2. n выспренние чувства; пышные, высокопарные речи

    3. n обыкн. l

    4. n черты, свойственные романтизму

    5. a романтический, романтичный

    6. a романтический, относящийся к романтизму

    7. a фантастический, нереальный

    8. a вымышленный, воображаемый

    Синонимический ряд:

    1. amorous (adj.) amorous; ardent; loving; passionate

    2. byronic (adj.) byronic

    3. exotic (adj.) exotic; romanesque; strange

    4. fanciful (adj.) extravagant; fabulous; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious; idyllic; illusory; imaginary; imaginative

    5. sensitive (adj.) sensitive; tender

    6. sentimental (adj.) bathetic; drippy; gooey; lovey-dovey; maudlin; mawkish; moist; mushy; sappy; sentimental; slushy; sobby; sobful; soft-boiled; soupy; sticky; syrupy; tear-jerking

    7. utopian (adj.) idealistic; impractical; quixotic; starry-eyed; unrealistic; utopian; visionary

    Антонимический ряд:

    cold; harsh; practical; probable; real; realistic; solid

    English-Russian base dictionary > romantic

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    romantic

    reuˈmæntɪk
    1. прил.
    1) романтичный;
    романтический а) проникнутый романтикой When we are together, all he talks about is business. I wish he were more romantic. ≈ Когда мы вместе, он говорит только о делах. Хотелось бы, чтобы он был немного более романтичен. Syn: sentimental б) относящийся к роману между мужчиной и женщиной He was not interested in a romantic relationship with her. ≈ Он не собирался заводить с ней роман. romantic comedy ≈ романтическая комедия в) имеющий отношение к романтизму — направлению в искусстве, характеризующемуся стремлением к индивидуальному своеобразию, изображению идеальных героев и чувств romantic poet ≈ поэт-романтик
    2) нереальный, фантастический, утопический( о проекте и т. п.) Syn: unrealistic, visionary
    1., fantastic, extravagant, quixotic
    3) воображаемый, выдуманный, вымышленный, придуманный Syn: imaginary
    4) романный (имеющий отношение к роману как форме эпической прозы) It was a step in my advance towards romantic composition. ≈ В моем творчестве это был шаг, приближающий мои произведения к форме романа.
    2. сущ.
    1) романтик а) последователь романтизма Syn: romanticist б) человек, проникнутый романтикой или склонный к идеализации действительности He is a hopeless romantic. ≈ Он безнадежный романтик. Syn: visionary
    2. Ant: realist
    1.
    2) мн. а) характерные черты романа как литературного жанра б) что-л., проникнутое романтикой, возвышенными чувствами
    романтик выспренние чувства;
    пышные, высокопарные речи черты, особенности и т. п. рыцарского романа черты, свойственные романтизму романтический, романтичный — * youth романтичный юноша — * adventure романтическое приключение романтический, относящийся к романтизму — * poetry романтическая поэзия — R. movement (литературоведение) романтизм фантастический, нереальный (о проекте и т. п.) вымышленный, воображаемый
    romantic вымышленный, воображаемый ~ pl высокопарные речи;
    выспренние чувства ~ романтик ~ романтичный;
    романтический ~ фантастический (о проекте и т. п.)

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > romantic

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    romantic

    [rə’mæntɪk]
    1.

    прил.

    1) романтичный; романтический

    When we are together, all he talks about is business. I wish he were more romantic. — Когда мы вместе, он говорит только о делах. Я бы хотела, чтобы он был немного более романтичен.

    Syn:

    He was not interested in a romantic relationship with her. — Он не собирался заводить с ней роман.

    в)

    2) нереальный, фантастический, утопический

    Syn:

    3) воображаемый, выдуманный, вымышленный, придуманный

    Syn:

    It was a step in my advance towards romantic composition. — В моём творчестве это был шаг, приближающий мои произведения к форме романа.

    2.

    сущ.

    1)

    б) романтик

    He is a hopeless romantic. — Он безнадёжный романтик.

    Syn:

    Ant:

    б) что-л., проникнутое романтикой, возвышенными чувствами

    Англо-русский современный словарь > romantic

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    romantic

    Англо-русский синонимический словарь > romantic

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    romantic

    [reuˈmæntɪk]

    romantic вымышленный, воображаемый romantic pl высокопарные речи; выспренние чувства romantic романтик romantic романтичный; романтический romantic фантастический (о проекте и т. п.)

    English-Russian short dictionary > romantic

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    romantic

    1. [rə(ʋ)ʹmæntık]

    1. романтик

    2.

    выспренние чувства; пышные, высокопарные речи

    1) черты, особенности

    рыцарского романа

    2) черты, свойственные романтизму

    2. [rə(ʋ)ʹmæntık]

    1. романтический, романтичный

    romantic youth [girl] — романтичный юноша [-ая девушка]

    romantic adventure [situation] — романтическое приключение [-ая ситуация]

    2. романтический, относящийся к романтизму

    3. фантастический, нереальный ()

    4. вымышленный, воображаемый

    НБАРС > romantic

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    romantic

    [rə(ʊ)’mæntɪk]

    1) Общая лексика: воображаемый, вымышленный, выспренние чувства, особенности и т. п. рыцарского романа, пышные, высокопарные речи, романтик, романтический, романтичный, свойственные романтизму, фантастический , черты, нереальный

    2) Ироническое выражение: голубой

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > romantic

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    romantic

    [rəʊ`mæntɪk]

    романтичный; романтический

    нереальный, фантастический, утопический

    воображаемый, выдуманный, вымышленный, придуманный

    романный

    романтик

    характерные черты романа как литературного жанра

    что-либо, проникнутое романтикой, возвышенными чувствами

    Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > romantic

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    romantic

    1) романтичный; романтический

    2) фантастический (о проекте и т. п.)

    3) вымышленный, воображаемый

    Syn:

    sentimental

    1) романтик

    2) (

    pl.

    ) высокопарные речи; выспренние чувства

    * * *

    (a) романтический; романтичный

    * * *

    * * *

    [ro·man·tic || rə’mæntɪk]
    романтик
    романтический, романтичный, фантастический, вымышленный, воображаемый

    * * *

    романтик

    романтический

    фантастичен

    фантастический

    * * *

    1. прил.
    1) романтичный
    2) нереальный, фантастический, утопический (о проекте и т. п.)
    2. сущ.
    1) романтик
    2) мн.
    а) характерные черты романа как литературного жанра
    б) что-л., проникнутое романтикой, возвышенными чувствами

    Новый англо-русский словарь > romantic

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    romantic

    романтический; романтик; романтичный

    English-Russian dictionary of technical terms > romantic

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    romantic

    романтик

    романтический

    фантастичен

    фантастический

    English-Russian smart dictionary > romantic

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    romantic

    English-Russian architecture dictionary > romantic

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    romantic

     adj.

    romantičny · романтичны

    Dictionary English-Interslavic > romantic

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    romantic blouse

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > romantic blouse

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    romantic blouse

    Англо-русский словарь технических терминов > romantic blouse

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    romantic love

    романтическая любовь; сексуальные отношения, основанные на личных симпатиях в противоположность заключению брака сообразно традиционным ценностям — с родительского согласия, по экономическим соображениям, целесообразности и т.п.

    * * *

    романтическая любовь; любовь, основанная на сексуальных отношениях, предположительно, между представителями противоположных полов.

    романтическая любовь; сексуальные отношения, основанные на личных симпатиях в противоположность заключению брака сообразно традиционным ценностям — с родительского согласия, по экономическим соображениям, целесообразности и т.п.

    Англо-русский словарь по социологии > romantic love

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    Romantic Road Shuttle

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Romantic Road Shuttle

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    Romantic movement

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Romantic movement

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  • romantic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) inclined towards or suggestive of love or romance. 2) of, characterized by, or suggestive of an idealized view of reality. 3) (Romantic) relating to the artistic and literary movement of romanticism. ► NOUN 1) a person with… …   English terms dictionary

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  • romantic — [adj] sentimental, idealistic adventurous, amorous, bathetic, charming, chimerical, chivalrous, colorful, corny*, daring, dreamy, enchanting, erotic, exciting, exotic, extravagant, fairy tale, fanciful, fantastic, fascinating, fond, glamorous,… …   New thesaurus

  • romantic — [[t]roʊmæ̱ntɪk[/t]] ♦♦♦ romantics 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is romantic or does romantic things says and does things that make their wife, husband, girlfriend, or boyfriend feel special and loved. When we re together, all he talks about is… …   English dictionary

  • romantic — ro|man|tic1 [rəuˈmæntık, rə US rou, rə ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(showing love)¦ 2¦(relating to love)¦ 3¦(story/film)¦ 4¦(beautiful)¦ 5¦(not practical)¦ 6 Romantic art/literature etc ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: romantique, from Old French… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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The lust and attraction are often a given in a romance novel — I want to dig into the elements of true friendship that form a foundation for a solid, gonna-last-forever romantic relationship.

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ROMANTIC

From French romantique, from obsolete romant story, romance, from Old French romansromance.

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROMANTIC

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROMANTIC

Romantic can act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ROMANTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Romance

Romance or romantic usually refers to Romance, love emphasizing emotion over libido. It may also refer to…


Definition of romantic in the English dictionary

The first definition of romantic in the dictionary is of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance. Other definition of romantic is evoking or given to thoughts and feelings of love, esp idealized or sentimental love. Romantic is also impractical, visionary, or idealistic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROMANTIC

Synonyms and antonyms of romantic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS OF «ROMANTIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «romantic» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «romantic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROMANTIC

Find out the translation of romantic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of romantic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «romantic» in English.

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浪漫的

1,325 millions of speakers

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romántico

570 millions of speakers

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romantic

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रोमांटिक

380 millions of speakers

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رُومانْسيّ

280 millions of speakers

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романтический

278 millions of speakers

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romântico

270 millions of speakers

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রোমান্স

260 millions of speakers

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romantique

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Romansh

190 millions of speakers

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romantisch

180 millions of speakers

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ロマンチックな

130 millions of speakers

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로맨틱한

85 millions of speakers

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Basa Romansh

85 millions of speakers

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lãng mạn

80 millions of speakers

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ரோமென்ஸ்

75 millions of speakers

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रोमन्स

75 millions of speakers

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Romansh

70 millions of speakers

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romantico

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romantyczny

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романтичний

40 millions of speakers

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romantic

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ρομαντικός

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romantiese

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romantisk

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romantisk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROMANTIC»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROMANTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about romantic

10 QUOTES WITH «ROMANTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word romantic.

There is nothing quixotic or romantic in wanting to change the world. It is possible. It is the age-old vocation of all humanity.

I’ve done five films directed by women. I did like it. They had qualities, particularly in the romantic tenderness of scenes. I felt sometimes they were a little bit soft, but maybe they were clever to get the guys working the way they wanted them to.

I like doing something romantic with a girl on Valentine’s Day, like making her dinner and keeping it simple. The more quality time, the better.

Romantic love can be terrifying. We experience another human being as enormously important to us. So there is surrender — not a surrender to the other person so much as to our feeling for the other person. What is the obstacle? The possibility of loss.

The lust and attraction are often a given in a romance novel — I want to dig into the elements of true friendship that form a foundation for a solid, gonna-last-forever romantic relationship.

I’ve always looked at independent booksellers in a romantic light.

There are several authors who are also lawyers — and not only the ones who write legal thrillers. There are other attorneys who write romantic fiction, and I know of at least one who writes young adult books.

I find ‘Fatal Attraction’ really romantic. I really like the seduction. Almost every time I see it, I’m surprised when it goes dark. I know that’s the claim to fame, but I key into how genuinely romantic it is.

There are so many different reasons as to why I love riding trains. But I think ultimately it’s the romantic feeling of it. There’s something about it that just transports me into old films.

I got a degree in sociology, didn’t read much fiction in college, and I was a pretty political, left-wing type of guy. I wanted to do some kind of work in social change and make things better for the poor man, and I was very romantic and passionate about it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROMANTIC»

Discover the use of romantic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to romantic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

This is the first collaborative international reading of irony as a major phenomenon in Romantic art and thought.

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The Romantic Conception of Life: Science and Philosophy in …

In this wide-ranging work, Robert J. Richards shows how the Romantic conception of the world influenced (and was influenced by) both the lives of the people who held it and the development of nineteenth-century science.

In this volume a team of three dozen international experts presents a fresh picture of literary prose fiction in the Romantic age seen from cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Gerald Ernest Paul Gillespie, Manfred Engel, Bernard Dieterle, 2008

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Romantic Comedy: Boy Meets Girl Meets Genre

Romantic Comedy offers an introduction to the analysis of a popular but overlooked film genre. The book provides an overview of Hollywood’s romantic comedy conventions, examining iconography, narrative patterns, and ideology.

Tamar Jeffers McDonald, 2013

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The Romantic Ideology: A Critical Investigation

Claiming that the scholarship and criticism of Romanticism and its works have for too long been dominated by a Romantic ideology—by an uncritical absorption in Romanticism’s own self-representations—Jerome J. McGann presents a new, …

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Dynamics of Romantic Love: Attachment, Caregiving, and Sex

A theoretically and empirically rich exploration of universal questions, this book examines the interplay of three distinct behavioral systems involved in romantic love.

Mario Mikulincer, Gail S. Goodman, 2006

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1001 Ways to Be Romantic

A completely new edition of the classic bestseller, with advice on romance on a budget, do’s and don’ts, weird and wacky romance, and monogamy, not monotony. 2-color. Cartoon illustrations.

Gregory J. P. Godek, 2000

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The Psychology of Romantic Love: Romantic Love in an …

Originally published in 1980, this updated edition of The Psychology of Romantic Love explores the nature of romantic love on many levels-the philosophical, the historical, the sociological, and the physiological.

9

The Reading Nation in the Romantic Period

This 2004 book investigates how the national culture can be understood through a study of books that were read.

10

Opium and the Romantic Imagination

Opium / Kunst / Geschichte (19. Jh.).

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROMANTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term romantic is used in the context of the following news items.

Report: Nobel winner Vargas Llosa confirms new romantic tie

MADRID (AP) — Nobel-winning author Mario Vargas Llosa has reportedly confirmed his romantic involvement with Isabel Preysler, the former wife of singer … «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»

Montgomery judge who had romantic relationship with felon to retire

Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Audrey Creighton, who was at the center of a controversy last year over her romantic relationship with a convicted felon, … «Washington Post, Jun 15»

Humans Seem Hard-Wired for Multiple Romantic Relationships

A new research review article suggests the human brain has been designed to rebound from past romantic relationships. That is, our psyche can handle falling … «PsychCentral.com, Mar 15»

Toy Story 4 will ‘be a romantic comedy’ and follow new storyline

What Owen said: »Toy Story 3 represents a virtuoso performance by the Pixar team, led by director Lee Unkrich (the codirector of Toy Story 2 and Finding Nemo) … «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 15»

Toy Story 4 Isn’t a Continuation, Will be a Romantic Comedy

By Luke KarmaliToy Story 4 won’t continue the previous trilogy and will be pitched as a romantic comedy, rather than exploring the relationships between kids, … «IGN, Mar 15»

Mega Buzz: Will Ryan’s Romantic Woes Continue on The Following?

Given his romantic track record, one might think that The Following’s Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) would be ready to give up the dating game for good. But Season … «TV Guide, Feb 15»

Australia warns women IS no ‘romantic adventure’

«So their attitude towards women is utterly appalling and so young women shouldn’t be led to believe that there’s some romantic adventure attached to … «Yahoo News, Feb 15»

Forever Stars Discuss Henry and Jo’s Romantic Future: It’s Probably …

There’s something about a crime procedural that seems to drive shippers wild. Castle and Beckett, Booth and Brennan and now, Forever’s Henry (Ioan Gruffudd) … «TV Guide, Feb 15»

PICTURED: Johnny Depp weds Amber Heard in romantic beach …

THEY tied the knot earlier this month in front of just 50 friends and family, but fans had to wait until today to get their first glimpse of Johnny Depp and Amber … «Express.co.uk, Feb 15»

Hugh Grant bids a (somewhat) fond farewell to romantic comedies

Hugh Grant, it turns out, has never liked romantic comedies very much. “Never been my particular sort of film,” he said, in a telephone interview from New York … «The Seattle Times, Feb 15»

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ro·man·tic

 (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.


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


ro·man′ti·cal·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

romantic

(rəʊˈmæntɪk)

adj

1. of, relating to, imbued with, or characterized by romance

2. 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 individuality

6. (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 individuality

7. (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 individuality

n

8. a person who is romantic, as in being idealistic, amorous, or soulful

9. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist

10. (Art Terms) a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist

11. (Classical Music) a person whose tastes in art, literature, etc, lie mainly in romanticism; romanticist

12. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (often capital) a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism

13. (Art Terms) (often capital) a poet, composer, etc, of the romantic period or whose main inspiration or interest is romanticism

14. (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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. romantic - a soulful or amorous idealistromantic — 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 romanceromantic — 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»

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

romantic

adjective

1. 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, unimpassioned

2. idealistic, unrealistic, visionary, high-flown, impractical, dreamy, utopian, whimsical, quixotic, starry-eyed He has a romantic view of rural society.
idealistic practical, realistic

4. 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 realistic

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

romantic

adjective

1. Affectedly or extravagantly emotional:

2. Not compatible with reality:

The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

romantickýmilostný

romantisk

romanttinen

romantičan

romantikus

rómantískur

ロマンチックな

로맨틱한

milostnýromantický

romantičen

romantisk

เกี่ยวกับเรื่องรักใคร่

lãng mạn

romantic

[rəʊˈmæntɪk]

B. Nromántico/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Romantic

[rəʊˈmæntɪk] adj [movement, art, poets] → romantique


romantic

[rəʊˈmæntɪk] adj

[dinner, atmosphere, holiday, place] → romantique

(= unrealistic) [view, ideas] → romantique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

romantic

n (also Art, Liter, Mus: also Romantic) → Romantiker(in) m(f)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

romantic

[rəʊˈmæntɪk] adj & nromantico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

romance

(rəˈmans) noun

1. the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love. It was a beautiful romance, but it didn’t last.

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.

3. this kind of excitement. She felt her life was lacking in romance.

roˈmantic (-tik) adjective

1. (negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love. a romantic novel.

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.

3. too concerned with love and excitement. Her head is full of romantic notions.

roˈmantically adverb

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

romantic

رُومانْسيّ romantický romantisk romantisch ρομαντικός romántico romanttinen romantique romantičan romantico ロマンチックな 로맨틱한 romantisch romantisk romantyczny romântico романтический romantisk เกี่ยวกับเรื่องรักใคร่ romantik lãng mạn 浪漫的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

Adjective



She had romantic feelings for him.



He had a romantic relationship with a coworker.



His brother was having romantic troubles at the time.



She won’t discuss her romantic life with the press.



Why can’t you be more romantic?



He has some romantic notions about life on a farm.



She had a lot of big romantic dreams of becoming an actress.



Beethoven was the first great Romantic composer.

Noun



She married a real romantic who brings her roses every day.



Law school is no place for idealists and romantics.



Beethoven was the first great Romantic among composers.

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