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Definition of Romantic
1. Adjective. Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts. "Romantic poetry"
Partainyms: Romanticism, Romanticism, Romanticism
Derivative terms: Romanticism, Romanticism
2. Noun. A soulful or amorous idealist.
3. Adjective. Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance. "A romantic moonlight ride"
4. Noun. An artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism.
Generic synonyms: Artist, Creative Person
Antonyms: Classicist
Derivative terms: Romanticism
5. Adjective. Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic. "A wild-eyed dream of a world state"
Definition of Romantic
1. a. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking.
Definition of Romantic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Romance. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or pertaining to Romanticism. ¹
3. Adjective. (chiefly historical) 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. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
4. Adjective. (obsolete) Fictitious, imaginary. (defdate 17th-20th c.) ¹
5. Adjective. Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
6. Adjective. 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. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
7. Adjective. Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. (defdate from 18th c.) ¹
8. Adjective. (alternative form of Romantic) (defdate from 18th c.) ¹
9. Noun. A person with romantic character ¹
10. Noun. A person who is behaving romantically ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Romantic
1. a fanciful person [n -S]
Medical Definition of Romantic
1. 1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking. "Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such a persuasion?" (South) "Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men have represented as chimerical and romantic." (Addison) 2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind. 3. 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. Characterised by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape. Synonym: sentimental, fanciful, fantastic, fictitious, extravagant, wild, chimerical. Origin: F. Romantique, fr. OF. Romant. See Romance. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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