romantic
adjective
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Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.
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adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Romance.
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Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
noun
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A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
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A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love).
“Oh, flowers! You're such a romantic.”
adjective
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Of a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
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Fictitious, imaginary.
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Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
“Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.”
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Having the qualities of romance (in the sense of something appealing deeply to the imagination); invoking on a powerfully sentimental idea of life; evocative, atmospheric.
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Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
“Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.”
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