romantic
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4.1
- adjective
- /roʊˈmæntɪk/
:
romántico
- His romantic notion about love often clashed with reality, leading to disappointment.
- romantic notions
- romantic ideals
- a romantic view
Only the rural areas is what our romantic vision of nature suggests.
- Only the rural areas is what our romantic vision of nature suggests.
- Hard headed, stubborn, you know, because that romantic idea.
Examples
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Last but not least, Not exactly romantic, but check out the View.
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So much for our romantic lunch alone in a cave.
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So I tried to take the romantic route I liked.
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You do not seem a romantic man.
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Some of my clients have had a romantic idea about sharing the baby.
Fiction book (1994) -
What's it been like for you having your romantic life be so public?
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You know, there's this romantic kind of side to it all.
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I guess I'm just a hopeless romantic.
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The western frontier has always held a romantic attraction in the American psyche.
Academic text (2013) -
The Depression years burned away any vaguely romantic notions they may have had about life.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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9.6
A person who has very unrealistic plans that are unlikely to work
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8.0
Having very extreme ideas or plans that are unlikely to work
Having strong feelings and a dreamy view of life
Compounds
- Literature
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7.5
A movement in art and writing that values strong feeling and nature over reason
- Literature
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7.8
A style of art and writing that mixes feeling and real-life detail
How Idealistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Romantic meaning 'unrealistic' comes from the idea of romance as a perfect, dream-like story, so a 'romantic' idea is beautiful and hopeful but not always practical.