romantic
- 01 B1 Intermediate
adj.related to feelings of love and the desire for a close relationship.
adj.pertaining to an idealised form of love or the expression of affection in a relationship.
Simple“He took her to a romantic dinner at a quiet restaurant by the lake.”
In context“The couple spent a romantic weekend in a secluded cottage, away from the distractions of their busy city lives.”
SynonymsAntonymsplatonicunromantic - 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.making you feel a sense of wonder, beauty, or mystery.
adj.evoking a strong sense of imagination, beauty, or atmospheric charm.
Simple“The old castle ruins looked very romantic in the moonlight.”
In context“The poet found the rugged landscape deeply romantic, often spending hours sketching the mist-covered peaks.”
Synonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.having ideas that are not very practical or realistic.
adj.characterised by an idealised or impractical view of reality; prioritising sentiment over pragmatism.
Simple“She has a romantic idea about living on a farm without any modern tools.”
In context“His romantic notions of revolution were quickly challenged by the harsh political realities he encountered on the ground.”
Synonyms - 04 C1 Advanced
adj.related to a style of art and literature from the 1800s that focused on strong feelings and nature.
adj.pertaining to Romanticism, the late 18th and 19th-century artistic and intellectual movement.
Simple“We studied the Romantic poets like Keats and Shelley in our literature class.”
In context“The Romantic movement was a reaction against the scientific rationalisation of nature during the Enlightenment.”
Antonyms - 05 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.a person who is very idealistic or who loves romantic things.
n.an individual motivated by sentiment, imagination, or an idealised worldview.
Simple“I am a bit of a romantic, so I still write letters by hand.”
In context“Despite his cynical exterior, he remained a hopeless romantic who believed that everyone eventually finds their soulmate.”
- 06 C1 Advanced
n.a writer, painter, or musician from the Romantic period.
n.an artist, author, or composer associated with the Romanticism movement.
Simple“The Romantics often wrote about the power and beauty of the natural world.”
In context“As a true Romantic, the composer sought to express the full range of human emotion through his symphonies.”
Usage romantic relationships
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.