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romantic

romantic

7 4.6
A person guided more by feelings and imagination than by practical needs
  • noun
  • /roʊˈmæntɪk/
translation icon : romántico
  • A true romantic, she always dreamed of finding a love that would last forever.

And so he, the true romantic, is like, you're wrong.

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Examples

  • Yeah, I'm a romantic, but vehemently single right now.

  • A hopeless romantic is what he was.

  • That was the end of my romantic connection with her.

  • I leave that to the romantic in the family.

  • Have you turned into a romantic like me?

  • I never took you for a romantic.

  • Kelsey, you strike me as a romantic kind of guy.

  • Clearly, I was the naive romantic caught in the middle.

  • A hopeless romantic with endless ambitions.

    Blog text (27)
  • With his Latin heritage, Joe was a romantic at heart, but he could see that Sandecker was right about possible distractions.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

romanticist
vsromantic
1 8.3

A person with strong, dreamy feelings about love and beauty

is guided by ideals but less excessively sentimental
amorist
vsromantic
  • NSFW
9.9

A person who loves romance and often writes about romantic relationships

values ideals and imagination rather than personal love activity

Antonyms

30 4.4

A person who sees facts clearly and deals with them practically

16 6.9

A person who tries to solve problems in a sensible way and focuses on what works

Compounds

A private meal for two to create a loving, special mood

A short trip for a couple to spend time alone and feel close

Romantic Movement
  • Literature
1 7.5

A movement in art and writing that values strong feeling and nature over reason

romantic realism
  • Literature
1 7.8

A style of art and writing that mixes feeling and real-life detail

6.8

A short playful meeting between lovers that is sexual or romantic

How Romantic

romantic
7 4.6
idealist
33 5.0
visionary
47 6.3

Surface Forms

romantic singular
romantics plural

Etymology

Romantic comes from the word romance, which once meant 'a story' full of 'love' and adventure. So a romantic is someone guided by those big, emotional ideas of love and beauty.