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romantic
CEFRA2
/ɹə(ʊ)ˈmæntɪk/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Related to love, strong feelings, or idealized ideas.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailFantastic, unrealistic (of an idea etc.); fanciful, sentimental, impractical (of a person).
Examples
He's a very romantic boyfriend who brings me flowers each night.
I went to the South Pacific for a summer of romantic adventure.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 2
Also pronounced
- [-mæɾ̃ɪk]
- [-meə̯ntɪk]
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsFictitious, imaginary.
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.
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.
More examples
In contextMusic started playing in the restaurant so there was a real romantic mood.
Mary sighed, knowing her ideals were far too romantic to work in reality.
Their kiss started casually, but it slowly turned romantic.
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Origin
adjective
From romant + -ic, or borrowed from Late Latin romanticus (“(of a poem) having qualities of a romance”). Compare French romantique, which is borrowed from English. Also compare Spanish romántico, Portuguese romântico, Italian romantico, Dutch romantisch, and German romantisch and Romantiker (“a composer of Romantic music”), all of which are borrowed from English or French.