| 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 | ||