romantic
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ROMANTIC
[more romantic; most romantic]
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of, relating to, or involving love between two people
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She had romantic feelings for him.
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He had a romantic relationship with a coworker.
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Her latest movie is a romantic comedy. [=a comedy about two people who fall in love with each other]
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His brother was having romantic troubles at the time.
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She won't discuss her romantic life with the press.
b
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making someone think of love
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suitable for romance
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a romantic sunset/dinner/song
c
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thinking about love and doing and saying things to show that you love someone
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Why can't you be more romantic?
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not realistic or practical
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not based on what is real
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He has some romantic notions about life on a farm.
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She had a lot of big romantic dreams of becoming an actress.
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Romantic
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of or relating to Romanticism
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stressing or appealing to the emotions or imagination
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the Romantic poets/movement
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Beethoven was the first great Romantic composer.
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They were romantically involved. [=they had a romantic/sexual relationship with each other]
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romantic
/roʊˈmæntɪk/
noun
plural
romantics
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romantic
/roʊˈmæntɪk/
noun
plural
romantics
Britannica Dictionary definition of ROMANTIC
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a person who thinks a lot about love and does and says things that show strong feelings of love for someone
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She married a real romantic who brings her roses every day.
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someone who is not realistic or practical
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someone who thinks that things are better or more exciting than they really are
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Law school is no place for idealists and romantics.
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She's a hopeless/incurable romantic.
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Romantic
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a writer, musician, or artist whose work stresses emotion and imagination
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a writer, musician, or artist of Romanticism
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Beethoven was the first great Romantic among composers.
