romantic

== English == === Alternative forms === romantick (obsolete) === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/ (General American) enPR: rō-mănʹtĭk, rō-mănʹĭk, IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, [ɹə-], [-mæɾ̃ɪk], [-meə̯ntɪk], [-meə̯ɾ̃ɪk] Rhymes: -æntɪk Hyphenation: ro‧mant‧ic === Adjective === romantic (comparative more romantic, superlative most romantic) (chiefly 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. [from 17th c.] (obsolete) Fictitious, imaginary. [17th–20th c.] Fantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person). [from 17th c.] 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. [from 17th c.] Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate. [from 18th c.] Antonyms: platonic, nonsexual Alternative letter-case form of Romantic [from 18th c.] Experiencing romantic attraction. [from 21st c.] Synonyms: allo (informal), alloromantic Antonym: aromantic ==== Antonyms ==== antiromantic, aromantic, nonromantic, unromantic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === romantic (plural romantics) A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance). A person who is behaving romantically (in a manner befitting someone who feels an idealized form of love). ==== Derived terms ==== panromantic (noun) ==== Descendants ==== → French: romantique → Italian: romantico → Japanese: ロマンチック ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Romantic”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 274. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French romantique. === Adjective === romantic m or n (feminine singular romantică, masculine plural romantici, feminine/neuter plural romantice) romantic ==== Declension ====