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unromantically

unromantically

5.2
In a way that shows no warm or loving feelings
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌnroʊˈmæntɪkli/
translation icon : de manera poco romántica
  • In his novel "The Human Factor," about a double agent, Greene sought, he said, to portray the British secret service unromantically, with "men going daily to their office to earn their pensions."

Examples

  • The largest, rather unromantically called Structure Ten, measures 25x20 meters (82x65 feet) with 5-meter (16-foot) thick walls.

    Blog text (32)

  • The report described the project unromantically, emphasizing the challenges rather than any successes.

  • Fred, unromantically, worked in real estate.

    Academic text (2001)

  • I am unromantically awake and wake up.

    Blog text (17)

  • She approached the situation unromantically, focusing solely on practical solutions.

  • He viewed their relationship unromantically, prioritizing friendship over romance.

Synonyms

stonily
vsunromantically
1 8.0

In a cold, unfriendly way that shows no feeling

is milder and means absence of warm or loving feeling
unsentimentally
vsunromantically
1 8.0

In a way that shows little feeling

is about lacking warm or loving feeling rather than emotion generally
unaffectionately
vsunromantically
7.7

In a way that shows little warmth or care

is specifically about lacking love based feeling rather than general coldness
inexpressively
vsunromantically
7.4

In a way that shows no feeling on the face

is about lacking warm or loving feeling, not only lack of outward signs

Antonyms

romantically
28 3.2

In a way that shows love or strong attraction between two people

romantically
6 4.0

In a way that imagines perfect and often unrealistic love

How Romantic

passionately
66 2.8
romantically
28 3.2
neutrally
2 3.6
unromantically
5.2
coldly
30 4.0

Surface Forms

unromantically positive
unromanticallyer comparative
unromanticallyest superlative

Morphology

unromantically = unromantic (transparent) = un + romantic + ally

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ally' to the adjective 'unromantic' (clear derivational step).

Etymology

Unromantically starts with un- meaning 'not', contains romantic from romance meaning 'love story' or 'romantic feeling', and ends with -ly meaning 'in a ... way'. So, to do something unromantically is like 'switching off' the romance — doing it in a practical or without-feeling way.