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Meaning of 'romantic'
Meaning of 'romantic' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Romantic 
[ a.]
- Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling
romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal; as, a
romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic undertaking. [ a.]- Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance; as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.
- Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets.
- Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; -- applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.
Meaning of 'romantic' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. romantic [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
- belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
Example in sentence:
- romantic poetry
2. romantic [ s]
[ s]Meaning (2):
- not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
- not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
Example in sentence:
- a romantic disregard for money;
- a wild-eyed dream of a world state;
- as quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood
Meaning (3):
- expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
- expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
Example in sentence:
- a romantic adventure;
- a romantic moonlight ride;
- amorous glances;
- her amatory affairs
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