romantic

romantic
I UK [rəʊˈmæntɪk] / US [roʊˈmæntɪk] adjective **
1) making you have feelings of love and excitement

We had a romantic dinner in an expensive restaurant.

What could be more romantic than a wedding on a tropical island?

a) involving love and sex

Romantic relationships between staff and students are discouraged.

b) used about beautiful places that make you think about love

a romantic city

c) literature used about books, plays, and films about love

It's a very romantic film.

romantic comedy/fiction

2) someone who is romantic tends to believe that things are better or more exciting than they really are

I doubt that your romantic vision of country life matches the reality.

3) Romantic relating to the style of literature, art, and music known as romanticism

the Romantic tradition

the Romantic poets


Derived word:
romantically
UK [rəʊˈmæntɪklɪ] / US [roʊˈmæntɪklɪ] adverb

Harry and Stephanie are romantically involved.


The castle is romantically situated amid spectacular scenery.


II UK [rəʊˈmæntɪk] / US [roʊˈmæntɪk] noun [countable]
Word forms "romantic":
singular romantic plural romantics
1) someone who has a strong belief in love and likes to do things that show their love

She's married to an old-fashioned romantic.

2) someone who believes that things are better or more exciting than they really are
3) Romantic
art, literature a writer, artist, or composer whose work is based on the tradition of romanticism

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