romantic
From WikiWord, the free dictionary
/ɹə-/
English
Definitions
adjective
- Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Romance.
- Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
noun
- A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
- A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).“Oh, flowers! You're such a romantic.”
adjective
- 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.
- Fictitious, imaginary.
- 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.”
- 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.
Related words
Synonyms
Romaniclovesomeromanticistromanticisticlovingamorousamatoryquixoticwild-eyedimpracticalromancelovesentimentalemotionaldreamcrazyromanticismcrush