Romantic

/ɹə-/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Romantic

adjective

  1. Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to Romance.
  2. Of or pertaining to Romanticism.

noun

  1. A person with romantic character (a character like those of the knights in a mythic romance).
  2. 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

  1. 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.
  2. Fictitious, imaginary.
  3. 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."

  4. 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.
  5. 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."

Anagrams of Romantic

No exact anagrams found for "romantic". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Romantic"

Romantic is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Romantic" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "romantic" is a medium-scoring word.