English adjective: romantic | |||
1. | romantic belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts | ||
Samples | Romantic poetry. | ||
Synonyms | romanticist, romanticistic | ||
2. | romantic expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance | ||
Samples | Her amatory affairs. Amorous glances. A romantic adventure. A romantic moonlight ride. | ||
Synonyms | amatory, amorous | ||
Similar | loving | ||
Antonyms | unloving | ||
3. | romantic not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic | ||
Samples | As quixotic as a restoration of medieval knighthood. A romantic disregard for money. A wild-eyed dream of a world state. | ||
Synonyms | quixotic, wild-eyed | ||
Similar | impractical | ||
Antonyms | practical | ||
English noun: romantic | |||
1. | romantic (person) a soulful or amorous idealist | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dreamer, idealist | ||
2. | romantic (person) an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism | ||
Synonyms | romanticist | ||
Broader (hypernym) | artist, creative person | ||
Antonyms | classicist | ||