adj
romantic
ruh-MAN-tihk
adj
1
Full of feelings of love, especially idealized or passionate love; evoking that mood.
"They booked a romantic candlelit table for their anniversary."
"The old lighthouse had a romantic, storybook look at sunset."
2
Relating to the Romantic movement in art, music, or literature, which valued emotion and imagination over strict reason.
"Beethoven is often seen as a bridge between Classical and Romantic music."
"The poem's wild, emotional imagery is classic Romantic writing."
noun
1
Someone with an idealistic, dreamy view of love or life.
"He's a hopeless romantic who still believes in love at first sight."
How to Use Romantic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to love and passion, or to the emotional 19th-century artistic movement that celebrated feeling over logic.
Common pairings
a romantic gesture
romantic comedy
romantic poetry
hopeless romantic
Word Forms
more Romantic comparative, romantics plural, Romantics plural, most Romantic superlative
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Etymology
From French romantique, ultimately tracing back to Old French romanz — the medieval tales of romance and adventure that gave the word its dreamy, idealized sense.