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romantical

romantical

9.9
Showing love or strong feelings between people
  • adjective
  • /roʊˈmæntɪkəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : romántico
  • l'm feelin' romantical.

Examples

  • On a romantical night, they strolled hand in hand under the stars.

  • He wrote her a romantical poem that expressed his deepest feelings.

  • The romantical atmosphere of the candlelit dinner made them feel enchanted.

Synonyms

romantic
vsromantical
  • NSFW
636 3.9

Showing love and strong feeling between two people

is an older nonstandard form used historically for the same meaning
amorous
vsromantical
16 7.0

Showing romantic or sexual feeling for someone

is archaic and nonstandard rather than the usual adjective for feeling
amoristic
vsromantical
9.9

Showing romantic love and feelings between people

is an archaic nonstandard form rather than a modern descriptive term

How Romantic

passionate
329 2.8
romantic
  • NSFW
636 3.9
romantical
  • Archaic
9.9
sentimental
165 4.5

Surface Forms

romantical positive

Morphology

romantical = romantic (transparent) = romantic + al

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-al' to the adjective 'romantic', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Romantical is an older, less common form of romantic, coming from romance which meant 'a love story' or 'a story full of adventure'. So romantical means relating to love or romantic stories.