romantic as a noun: - 1
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as an adjective: - 1
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romantic
noun
1 romantic
A soulful or amorous idealist.
Polish: romantyk
2 romantic
An artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism.
synonym: romanticist.
Polish: romantyk
adjective
1 romantic
Belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts:
— Romantic poetry.
synonyms: romanticist, romanticistic.
Roget 822:
sensible,
sensitive;
impressible,
impressionable;
susceptive,
susceptible;
alive to,
impassionable†,
gushing;
warm hearted,
tender hearted,
soft hearted;
tender as a chicken;
soft,
sentimental,
romantic;
enthusiastic,
highflying†,
spirited,
mettlesome,
vivacious,
lively,
expressive,
mobile,
tremblingly alive;
excitable
etc.
825;
oversensitive,
without skin,
thin-skinned;
fastidious
etc.
868.
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Roget 515:
imagined
etc.
v.;
ben trovato [It];
air drawn,
airbuilt†.
imagining
etc.
v.,
imaginative;
original,
inventive,
creative,
fertile.
romantic,
high flown,
flighty,
extravagant,
fanatic,
enthusiastic,
unrealistic,
Utopian,
Quixotic.
ideal,
unreal;
in the clouds,
in nubibus [Lat.];
unsubsantial†
etc.
4;
illusory
etc.
(fallacious)
495.
fabulous,
legendary;
mythical,
mythic,
mythological;
chimerical;
imaginary,
visionary;
notional;
fancy,
fanciful,
fantastic,
fantastical†;
whimsical;
fairy,
fairy-like;
gestic†.
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Polish: romantyczny
2 romantic
Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance:
— A romantic adventure.
— A romantic moonlight ride.
synonyms: amatory, amorous.
Polish: erotyczny, miłosny
3 romantic
Not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic:
— A romantic disregard for money.
synonyms: quixotic, wild-eyed.
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