Romantic
/ɹə-/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Romantic
adjective
adjective
- Of or pertaining to Romance.
- Of or pertaining to Romanticism.
noun
adjective
- 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.
- Fictitious, imaginary.
- 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."
- 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.
- 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."
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SYNONYMS
romaniclovesome
ANTONYMS
antiromanticaromanticnonromanticunromanticnonsexualplatonic