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romantic

romantic

68 4.6
A person guided more by feelings and imagination than by practical needs
  • noun
  • /roʊˈmæntɪk/
: 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

28 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 realism
  • Literature
1 7.8

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

Romantic Movement
  • Literature
1 7.5

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

1 6.8

A short playful meeting between lovers that is sexual or romantic

How Romantic

romantic
68 4.6
idealist
30 5.0
visionary
55 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.