romantic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ɹə-] (General-American)
- rō-mănʹĭk (General-American)
- [-mæɾ̃ɪk] (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- /ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk] (General-American)
- rō-mănʹtĭk (General-American)
- /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/ (General-American)
- [-meə̯ntɪk] (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin Rōma Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Rōmānus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin rōmānicus Latin -ē Vulgar Latin rōmānicē Old French romanz Old French romauntder. English romant ▲ Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English romantic From romant + -ic, or borrowed from Late Latin romanticus (“(of a poem) having qualities of a romance”). Compare French romantique, which is borrowed from English. Also compare Spanish romántico, Portuguese romântico, Italian romantico, Dutch romantisch, and German romantisch and Romantiker (“a composer of Romantic music”), all of which are borrowed from English or French.
Meanings
- (historical) 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.
- (obsolete) Fictitious, imaginary.
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Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
R. Jeeves: In my experience, ladies who spell Gladys with a W are seldom noted for their reliability, sir. It gives them romantic notions. B.W. Wooster: With a W, Jeeves? No, no, no, no. You spell it with a G. R. Jeeves: If I might draw your attention to the signature on the portrait, sir. B.W. Wooster: Good Lord! G-W? R. Jeeves: I blame Alfred Lord Tennyson and his Idylls of the King. It also accounts for Kathryn, Ysabel, and Ethyl, all spelt with a Y, but Gwladys is a particularly virulent form, sir.
1993 May 16, “Return to New York”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 6: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.
Somehow she wasn't a real sister, but that only made her the more romantic.
1897, Henry James, What Maisie Knew:Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.
2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71:But here is an artist. He desires to paint you the dreamiest, shadiest, quietest, most enchanting bit of romantic landscape in all the valley of the Saco.
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 1, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
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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.
Contrary to the popular perception that love typically sparks from passion, a new study finds two-thirds of romantic relationships begin as long-term friendships.
2021 July 20, Sarah Molano, “Most romantic relationships start as friendships, study finds”, in CNN:Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.
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(alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of Romantic
alt of Romantic
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Experiencing romantic attraction.
What is relatively “new” is the formation of communities around the common language of asexuality as it is understood today—communities in which new categories exist around the concept of asexuality or “being ace,” where people can discuss romantic or aromantic orientations in relation to or apart from sexual desires or non-desires.
2014, Karli June Cerankowski, Megan Milks, “Introduction: Why Asexuality? Why Now?”, in Asexualities: Feminist and Queer Perspectives (Routledge Research in Gender and Society), New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 2:Elsewhere, I describe that, in addition to an asexual identity, another salient identity for asexual individuals may be a romantic or aromantic identity, which designates an interest (or lack thereof) in monogamous, intimate relationships (Scherrer, 2008).
2010, Kristin S. Scherrer, “Asexual Relationships: What Does Asexuality Have to Do with Polyamory?”, in Meg Barker, Darren Langdridge, editors, Understanding Non-Monogamies, New York, N.Y.; London: Routledge, →ISBN, page 154:Grayromantic asexual people are between romantic and aromantic and less likely to experience romantic attraction compared to most people.
2019, Julie Xuemei Hu, Shondrah Tarrezz Nash, “Sexuality and Sexual Relationships throughout Life”, in Marriage and the Family: Mirror of a Diverse Global Society, Routledge, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| romantick | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| most romantic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more romantic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
antiromantic · non-sexual · unromantic · aromantic · nonromantic · platonic · aromantic
Deriveds
romantic orientation · recipromantic · romanticist · romanticism · ultraromantic · androromantic · sismantic · superromantic · romantic comedy · aegoromantic · lithromantic · Romanticism · romanticisation · hyperromantic · biromantic · technoromantic · heteroromantic · romantic guitar · grayromantic · bromantic · homoromantic · romantically · unromantic · neo-romantic · romantic friendship · aromantic · romanticise · polyromantic · WTFromantic · postromantic · romanticization · neo-Romantic · pseudoromantic · demiromantic · Romantic · panromantic · romanticly · semiromantic · romantic necrophiliac · womantic · romantic partner · romanticity · romanticize · overromantic · romedy · romanticness
Synonyms
Translations (94)
eo romantika (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · kk романтикалық (fantastic, idealistic) · sv romantisk (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · da romantisk (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · fi romanttinen (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · ja ロマンチックな (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · fr romantique (fantastic, idealistic) · fi romanttinen (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · de romantisch (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · cy rhamantus (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · fr romantique (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · pt romântico (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · el ρομαντικός (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · yi ראָמאַנטיש (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · es romántico (fantastic, idealistic) · he רומנטי (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · yi ראָמאַנטיש (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · cmn 浪漫 (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · el ρομαντικός (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · bg романти́чен (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · da romantisk (fantastic, idealistic) · bg романти́чен (fantastic, idealistic) · ro romantic (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · it romantico (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · gd romansach (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · ja ロマンチックな (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · be раманты́чны (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · ru романти́чный (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · ko 로맨틱하다 (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · fa رومانتیک (fantastic, idealistic) · ca romàntic (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · it romantico (fantastic, idealistic) · sl romantičen (fantastic, idealistic) · gl romántico (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · ru романти́ческий (fantastic, idealistic) · af romanties (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · nb romantisk (fantastic, idealistic) · mi whakaingoingo (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · fa رومانتیک (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · fa رومانتیک (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · ko 로맨틱하다 (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · ru романти́чный (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · de romantisch (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · ca romàntic (fantastic, idealistic) · pt romântico (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · de romantisch (fantastic, idealistic) · ka რომანტიკული (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · af romanties (fantastic, idealistic) · pl romantyczny (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · it romantico (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · mi whakaingoingo (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · pl romantyczny (fantastic, idealistic) · pl romantyczny (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · uk романти́чний (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · cmn 浪漫 (fantastic, idealistic) · sl romantičen (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · gl romántico (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · sl romantičen (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · mi ipo (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · af romanties (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · nb romantisk (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · uk романти́чний (fantastic, idealistic) · es romántico (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · tr romantik (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · fi romanttinen (fantastic, idealistic) · gd romansach (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · vi lãng mạn (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · nl romantisch (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · cmn 浪漫 (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · cmn 羅曼蒂克 /罗曼蒂克 (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · mi whakawhaiāipo (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · ko 로맨틱하다 (fantastic, idealistic) · el ρομαντικός (fantastic, idealistic) · bg романти́чен (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · ka რომანტიკული (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · ang gedwimorlīc (fantastic, idealistic) · ja 浪漫的な (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · sw kimapenzi (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · be раманты́чны (fantastic, idealistic) · ar رُومَانْسِيّ (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · et romantiline (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · ang lufsum (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · sv romantisk (fantastic, idealistic) · fr romantique (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · ca romàntic (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · es romántico (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · da romantisk (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · gl romántico (fantastic, idealistic) · cs romantický (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love) · pt romântico (fantastic, idealistic) · ja ロマンチックな (fantastic, idealistic) · yi ראָמאַנטיש (fantastic, idealistic) · be раманты́чны (powerfully sentimental, evocative) · uk романти́чний (concerned with, or conducive to, romance and love)