 |
| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | romantique, from Old French romans; ROMANCE1 |
| |||||||||
ro‧man‧tic1
1 showing strong feelings of love : 'Tom always sends me red roses on my birthday.' 'How romantic!'
showing love
'Tom always sends me red roses on my birthday.' 'How romantic!'2 relating to feelings of love or a loving relationship : After dinner, they took a romantic stroll by the sea. I'm not ready for a romantic relationship.
relating to love
After dinner, they took a romantic stroll by the sea.I'm not ready for a romantic relationship.3 a romantic story or film is about love : a romantic comedy
story/film
a romantic comedy4 beautiful in a way that affects your emotions and makes you think of love or adventure : romantic music The castle is set in one of England's most romantic landscapes.
beautiful
romantic musicThe castle is set in one of England's most romantic landscapes.5 romantic ideas are not practical or not based on reality [≠ realistic]
not practical
romantic notion/view/idea etc romantic notions about becoming a famous actress Like many New Yorkers, he had a romantic image of country life.
romantic notions about becoming a famous actressLike many New Yorkers, he had a romantic image of country life. —romantically adverb
adverb